WP Post Author
WP Post Author
March 23, 2022
As Russia sends tanks and soldiers to take over Ukraine, it is also dispatching censors and regulators to strangle the Internet. In this CEPA special series, Senior Fellows Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan argue that both invasions are linked and represent the culmination of a more than a decade-long trend to throttle the free and open flow of information in Russia.
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Part 1: Putin Wakes Up to the Danger of a Free Internet
Inside Russia, the Internet remains up and running, and news from Ukraine has become more and more dangerous to Putin.
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Part 2: The Free Internet Stymies Putin
Despite Putin’s best efforts, it has become clear that Russia’s Sovereign Internet filtering system is ineffective.
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Part 3: The Internet is a Western Plot
In 2017, Russia vowed to make its Internet sustainable and self-sufficient. In reality, the Kremlin undertook its first systematic effort to control its cyberspace.
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Part 4: Russia’s Sovereign Internet Takes Root
In 2019, Putin signed new legislation to shut Russians off from information disputing the Kremlin narrative. Western tech helped build the censorship apparatus.
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Part 5: Russia’s War Against Silicon Valley
When he came to power, Vladimir Putin ignored the Internet. After discovering its power, he has tried to control it. Now, as he wages war in Ukraine, he wants to suppress it. He must not succeed.
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