Marketplaces will blacklist sellers of illegal goods, the State Duma has begun to tighten the rules for working with personal data, in 2023 the Russian online cinema market may increase in volume by 18-20% and other news on March 17 – in the RB. UK review.
Russia
- Two bills of the Ministry of Digital Development, which have been developed since the beginning of 2022, have been submitted to the relevant committee of the State Duma: on strengthening the administrative responsibility of companies for leaks of personal data and the introduction of criminal liability for the theft and sale of such information, writes Kommersant.
Business
- In 2023, the Russian market for online cinemas may increase in volume by 18-20% and reach 80 billion rubles.
- Marketplaces will blacklist sellers of illegal products, which may appear as early as Q2 2023.
- By 2030, Russia will need about 1 million specialists in the development, production and operation of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Vedomosti reported.
- Magnit, together with Tatspirtprom, will launch the distribution of Sombrero tequila, which is currently presented exclusively online, in HoReCa and in some retail outlets, writes Kommersant.
- The Canadian private investment fund Ethical Capital Partners (ECP) announced the purchase of MindGeek, the owner of one of the largest pornographic resources in the world, PornHub. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed, RBC reported.
telecommunications
- The subscriber base of Vimpelcom (Beeline brand) by 2022 (at the end of the fourth quarter) for the first time immediately decreased by 9.3% to 44.8 million people, Vedomosti found out.
Transport
- Operators of the Superjet 100 regional jet are facing a shortage of spark plugs for the Russian-French engines, RBC reported.
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