Google closes the development center in Russia

Google Corporation is closing its engineering office in Russia in connection with the restriction of Internet freedoms regarding the use of data by foreign companies operating in the country, writes the Wall Street Journal.







The publication notes that the largest search engine can save part of the state in the areas of sales, business partnerships, technical support, marketing and communications. And according to Bloomberg, in parallel with the withdrawal of the development department from the country, Google plans to increase investment in business operations in Russia.

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According to Fortune, the reason for the withdrawal of Google’s R & D center from the Russian Federation was the law on the storage of personal data of Russian citizens only on servers located in Russia, which will take effect on September 1, 2015.





Google office in Moscow



Earlier, Bloomberg noted that a change in Russian legislation will directly affect the demand for data storage. For large companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Google, additional costs can be up to $ 45 million per year.



Contrary to the opinion of the Western press that is actively discussing this news that Google’s decision is directly related to the deterioration of Russian relations with the United States and Europe, Bloomberg notes that the company has already taken similar actions in several other countries, including Norway, Finland, and Sweden. .







R & D center Google has been working in Russia since 2006. Currently, it employs about 50 developers. It is reported that the company leaves them in the state, all of them will be asked to continue working in Google development centers in other countries.