Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Putin’s quest to disconnect Russia from the global internet like Iran, North Korea, and China

Recommendable! I wish Putin the Terrible good luck with that! Maybe the otherwise lethargic Russian people will finally oust this megalomaniac and war criminal!

Here is my recent, related blog post on Iran.

"... Russia has been attempting to create a sovereign internet—or ‘RuNet’—for years. ...
Moscow also stepped up its international advocacy for the concept of cyber and internet ‘sovereignty’, pushing for more state control over the governance of the internet in forums such as the United Nations. These efforts—supported by China and other authoritarian countries like Iran and North Korea—have so far had limited success, prompting Putin to explore how Russia could independently break away from the global internet architecture.

The passage of Russia’s controversial Sovereign Internet Law in 2019 provided the government with the legislative authority to create a ‘sustainable, secure and autonomous’ online environment and establish the technical means to create a ‘sovereign Russian internet’. ..."

Putin’s quest to disconnect Russia from the global internet | The Strategist

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