How Putin's regime is throttling the internet in Russia

How Putin's regime is throttling the internet in Russia

Russian authorities have restricted internet access in parts of the country over the past year and last month blocked access to Telegram, Russia's most popular messenger app. The Kremlin says the measures are needed to stop drone attacks, but a wider strategy to control information is at play.

Strategic Snapshot: Russia Cracks Down on Internet

Russia has been severely cracking down on Internet access for its population over the past few months. This is a continuation of a trend of information control that Russia has been using for years. Russia has long been banning hundreds of sites, including independent media, human rights groups, and even major global platforms, and trying to create a sovereign internet to isolate its domestic internet from global networks, all under the pretext o…