Russia: Cross-border data transfer regulation for foreign messaging services
Progress
Current status
in force
05 May 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Published Roskomnadzor list of messaging service providers prohibited from internationally transferring or sharing information
On 5 May 2023, the Russian Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) published a list of foreign messaging service providers banned from internationally transferring or shar…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority