Russia recently announced that LinkedIn could be blocked in the country after the service did not store country users' data on servers within Russia's borders, and today officially announced that the ban was in force.
Russia demands from the big ones Companies technology companies doing business in the country not to store data from Russian citizens on servers located outside the territory.
Local storage data should only be done on home servers, and apparently LinkedIn failed to comply with this requirement. 
According to a TechCrunch publication, LinkedIn has been ruled out across Russia. The authorities have asked the ISPs of the country to restrict access to the service or otherwise have to pay heavy fines.
LinkedIn for his part confirmed the exclusion of his services in Russia.
"LinkedIn's vision is to create financial opportunities for the entire global workforce. "But we hear from Russian members that they can no longer access LinkedIn," the company said.
The ban on LinkedIn is a very strong blow to Microsoft, καθώς η εταιρεία αντιμετωπίζει τα ίδια προβλήματα στη Ρωσία, κυρίως λόγω του σχεδίου του προέδρου της χώρας Vladimir Putin που θεωρεί ότι η χώρα θα πρέπει να αρχίσει να uses directly domestic software.
Vladimir Putin is trying to avoid software developed by foreign companies, arguing that he could hide backdoors that allow other nations to spy on Russia.
