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Russia yet that could compete with imported messengers or apps with video content, such as TikTok and Instagram. On the one hand, these apps and this trend have a future. It is fashionable and will be fashionable for a certain number of years. On the other hand, the app will not become popular just because it is Russian, there must be some features that would interest users, except for the situation in which foreign platforms are closed to users, but so far there are no prerequisites for this," he told Runet.News.

At the end of 2020, Russia adopted a bill that envisages the possible blocking of popular services and social networks. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter threatened to shut down if access to information from Russian media was restricted based on race, nationality and political affiliation.The cost of goods in Russian online stores may increase by 5% due to increased bank commissions on online purchases. This was warned on October 6 by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sergei Katyrin thailand whatsapp number list in a letter to the Chairperson of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina, Izvestia reports.

From April 15 to September 30, the Central Bank limited the maximum acquiring rate for online purchases to 1%. Now banks can increase the commission for card payments to pre-crisis levels of 3-4% (depending on the store's turnover).

According to Alexey Fedorov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Committee for the Development of Electronic Commerce, this will lead to a 5% increase in prices for goods in online stores.

"This was especially relevant in online retail, since a fairly large share of sales comes from card payments. Some retailers even introduced prepayment for online orders thanks to the regulator's new measure," noted Alexander Fedorov.