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WhatsApp, Tinder, Snapchat, Spotify and Hotels.com fined by Russia

Russia doesn’t want its data processed and stored overseas and has begun to levy fines in an escalation against Big Tech. The 18 million ruble ($301,255) fine against WhatsApp is the second in a year, while Tinder, Snap and Hotels.com were fined more than 1 million, and Spotify, which in March closed its Russian office, was fined 500,000 rubles.