Russia slowly trying to splinter its internet from rest of world, analysts say
المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianTelegram is increasingly blocked and mobile internet users face blackouts in effort likened to Iranian shutdowns
Russia is in the midst of a vast, slow-moving effort to splinter its internet from the rest of the world, say activists and experts, with steep consequences for millions of people who are gradually being cut off.
Unlike Iran’s internet shutdowns earlier this year, Russia’s shutdown is a piecemeal and opaque effort. It is defined by escalating mobile internet blackouts across cities and provinces, growing restrictions on certain kinds of traffic, and new blocks on Telegram, a messaging app essential to communication and daily life for most Russians.
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