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Kremlin turns up censorship, restrictions on Russian internet

New laws criminalize online searches for extremist content and restrict messaging app calls as the Kremlin intensifies efforts to isolate and control the Russian internet.

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TALLINN, Estonia — YouTube videos that won't load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days.

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Kremlin turns up censorship, restrictions on Russian internet

TALLINN, Estonia — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days.

The strict control mechanisms over what people in #China and #Russia do on the #internet are a model that #Cubans may have to face in the near future.

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Mason City Globe Gazette broke the news in on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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