The government called the law against Internet companies harmful

For the government, Deputy Gorelkin's bill to limit the share of foreigners in Internet companies came as a surprise, if not a shock, a federal official told The Bell.

Quote: “Even a superficial acquaintance with the bill shows that the initiative is harmful, and also poorly implemented and will cause great damage to the technological and innovative development of the country,” says The Bell source.

Context. United Russia deputy Anton Gorelkin introduced a bill that proposes to limit foreign ownership of information resources that are significant for the information infrastructure of the Russian Federation to 20%.

Interests and Victims. Yandex could potentially become the head of the bill's victim. The bill was initiated by the Presidential Administration, three sources familiar with the history of its development and introduction told The Bell. Read more about it here .