A Russian court fined three foreign companies a total of 15 million rubles ($163,200) on November 9 for what it said was a repeated failure to comply with data-storage law, Russian news agencies reported. U.S.-based package delivery company United Parcel Service was fined 3 million rubles, while the Airbnb marketplace for homestays and the Spotify Technology streaming service were each fined 6 million rubles ($65,300). Moscow has clashed with foreign companies over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that intensified after Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February 2022.
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