RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FORCE US TECH MAJORS TO REOPEN OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY

Highlights

• As per this new legislation, all foreign sites with more than half a million daily users in Russia will have set up a local branch or Russian legal entity

• The endorsers of the bill have said that lack of such a requirement at present allows foreign sites to formally remain outside of Russia's jurisdiction

In order to force the U.S. tech giants to open offices in Russia by January 2022,....