Russia Will Test Its Ability to Disconnect from the Internet

[misskit]

Russia will test its internal RuNet network to see whether the country can function without the global internet, the Russian government announced Monday. The tests will begin after Nov. 1, recur at least annually, and possibly more frequently. It’s the latest move in a series of technical and policy steps intended to allow the Russian government to cut its citizens off from the rest of the world.


“On Monday, the government approved the provision on conducting exercises to ensure the stable, safe and holistic functioning of the Internet and public communications networks in the Russian Federation,” notes an article in D-Russia. (The original article is in Russian. We verified a translation with the help of a native Russian speaker.) “The exercises are held at the federal (in the territory of the Russian Federation) and regional (in the territory of one or more constituent entities of the Russian Federation) levels.”


The word “holistic” shows that the exercises follow April’s passage of the sovereign internet law that will require all internet traffic in Russia to pass through official chokepoints, allowing the government to shut down outside access, block websites that they don’t like, and monitor traffic.

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[harrybarracuda]

That's a convenient time to stick a few Bluecoats in eh?

[Looper]

Russkie fellas better get busy downloading some exotic porn before Vladimir lowers the Iron Fire-Curtain.

Russian porn is good, especially the ones where a girl flashes to the camera while sitting on a bench in a public park.

But a cosmopolitan connoisseur of cock-throttling needs some international inspiration from time to time.

[David48atTD]

Russian porn is good, especially the ones where a girl flashes to the camera while sitting on a bench in a public park.

Rep with link please.

Oh, just for better cultural understanding

[harrybarracuda]

Russkie fellas better get busy downloading some exotic porn before Vladimir lowers the Iron Fire-Curtain.

Russian porn is good, especially the ones where a girl flashes to the camera while sitting on a bench in a public park.

But a cosmopolitan connoisseur of cock-throttling needs some international inspiration from time to time.

The French are much better at that stuff.

A friend told me *cough*