Russia: Federal Service for Supervision of Communications announced lawsuit against Match Group LLC for non-compliance with data localisation requirement (Case No. 05-0034/422/2025)

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Federal Service for Supervision of Communications announced lawsuit against Match Group LLC for non-compliance with data localisation requirement (Case No. 05-0034/422/2025)

On 9 January 2025, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications announced a public lawsuit against Match Group at the Magistrate's Court No. 422 of Tagansky. The lawsuit alleged that the company failed to comply with requirements for handling the personal data of Russian citizens, specifically regarding its collection, storage, and processing within the country. It was also highlighted penalties of RUB 2 million in 2022 and RUB 10 million in 2023 were imposed against Match Group for non-compliance with data processing requirements under Russia's Federal Law No. 152-FZ on personal data.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-01-09
under deliberation

On 9 January 2025, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications announced a public lawsuit…

2025-02-05
in force

On 5 February 2025, the Magistrate's Court No. 422 of Tagansky issued a ruling against Match Group …

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