As part of Russia’s widening limitations on online services, the dating app would have to hand over data, including messages, to the country’s national intelligence agencies. If Tinder refuses to cooperate, it could be completely blocked in the country. Tinder was not immediately available to comment. (Associated Press)

Talking point: Russia’s recent legislative changes include requiring online companies to store six months of user data and be ready to give it to authorities at their request; the country has made moves to block Telegram and LinkedIn for refusing to comply in recent years. But this isn’t a Russia-specific issue—tech companies have been arguing against giving user data to the U.S. government for years. In 2015, a group of tech giants including Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter signed a joint letter urging then-President Barack Obama to reject an FBI proposal asking for access into everyone’s cellphones to view photos, messages and calls. And, in 2018, the Five Eyes nations—which includes Canada—demanded access to tech companies’ encrypted user data.