Russia's digital Iron Curtain descends as Kremlin chokes remaining internet freedoms

Russia's digital Iron Curtain descends as Kremlin chokes remaining internet freedoms

Three and a half years into its all-out war against Ukraine, the Kremlin is waging a parallel battle at home — this time against internet freedom. The Russian authorities are tightening their digital grip and rolling out sweeping new measures to keep people online in check. Russian authorities' efforts to block calls via the Telegram and WhatsApp messengers have been going hand in hand with the creation of a Kremlin-controlled "national messenge…