Since 2019, cities across Russia have been testing ways to disconnect the Russian segment of the Internet (known colloquially as “Runet”) from the wider global network. Most tests go unnoticed by users, and are only announced post-factum. Russia Beyond explains how Russia is preparing for its own “sovereign Internet” and how the new system differs from the “Great Firewall” of China.
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Analysis, International, Internet, Internet access, IT infrastructure, Policies
