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Putin To Discuss Plans For Disconnecting Russia From the Internet

Posted by Soulskill on from the taking-his-e-toys-and-going-home dept.

New submitter GlowingCat writes: Russian President Vladimir Putin and several high-ranking officials will discuss the security of the Russian segment of the Internet at the meeting of the Russian Security Council next week. According to various reports, the officials will make a number of decisions about regulating the use of the Internet in Russia. This includes the ability to cut off the Russian Internet, known as Runet, from the outside world, in case of emergency.

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  1. "Emergency" by halivar · · Score: 1, Troll

    In the case of Russia, the ability to obtain non-vetted or embarrassing information (like invading Ukraine) constitutes an emergency.