Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications

Russia has banned the use of the professional social network LinkedIn.

Telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor included the name LinkedIn in the list of violators of the rules for the protection of personal data of Russian citizens and ordered Internet service providers in the country to block access to the network.

Russia has warned Google, Twitter and Facebook to comply with laws requiring internet companies to transmit data on Russian bloggers who have more than 3,000 readers a day, Reuters has reported.

Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition politician, drawing ire from Internet users Dec. 21.

A Russian website offering thousands of live feeds peering into bedrooms and offices around the world by accessing poorly secured webcams should be taken down immediately, British officials said on Nov. 20.