Russian Court Fines Tinder and Twitch for Data Localization Violations

A Russian court has issued fines to Match Group, the operator of Tinder, and streaming service Twitch for failing to comply with local data localization laws. Match Group was fined 10 million roubles ($104,000), while Twitch received a fine of 13 million roubles ($135,000). Both companies have been accused of repeatedly failing to localize user data as Russian legislation requires.