MOSCOW--Russia has formally blocked professional social network LinkedIn Corp., its communications regulator Roskomnadzor said Thursday. The landmark ban comes a week after a Moscow court upheld a decision to block the U.S.-based company for not agreeing to store personal data of Russian users within the country’s borders, a law that came into effect a year ago. LinkedIn is the first foreign company to clash with Russia over the...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 17, 2016 10:53 UTC