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Is tightening control via 'Sovereign Splinternet' in Russia possible?

Russia has been working on the possibility to close the country off by creating a 'sovereign Ru-net', looking at the Chinese example. Experts concluded that it is too late to seal off Russia, but Alena Epifanova from the German think tank DGAP points to the possibilities to seriously hamper internet access for business and civil society.

by Alena Epifanova
Russia’s Sovereign Internet Law Will Kill Innovation

The Kremlin’s domestic policy bloc tries to run Russia as a corporation. It’s not surprising, therefore, that they have resorted to using deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, a corporate method of internet control, writes Alexandra Prokopenko for Carnegie Moscow. The new internet law is driven by anxiety about growing discontent in society, but instead it will drag Russia down.

by Alexandra Prokopenko
Google maakt onder Russische druk de Krim deel van Rusland

Wegens druk van de Russische overheid is het Amerikaanse Google akkoord gegaan met censuur en de wijziging van zijn kaarten. Zo is
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Testcase Telegram: will Putin be Stolypin or one of the Kims?

The ban on the messaging app Telegram demonstrates once again that Russia's regime is committed to subordinating business interests
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Telegram: de digitale sovjetkeuken van 2018

De pogingen van de Russische staat om de berichtendienst Telegram te blokkeren, zijn tot nu toe mislukt. Waarom slaagt het ‘digitale verzet’ via
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The Kremlin’s VPN ban has KGB roots

The new internet law signed by Putin will force providers to enforce the state's blacklisting of internet sites. The ban on VPN's
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Is tightening control via 'Sovereign Splinternet' in Russia possible?

Russia’s Sovereign Internet Law Will Kill Innovation

Google maakt onder Russische druk de Krim deel van Rusland

Testcase Telegram: will Putin be Stolypin or one of the Kims?

Telegram: de digitale sovjetkeuken van 2018

The Kremlin’s VPN ban has KGB roots