[tor-talk] Putin to isolate Russia’s internet?

[Nick Sheppard]

On 20/09/14 06:32, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> On 9/20/14, Артур Истомин <art.istom at yandex.ru> wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 11:33:57PM +0100, Nick Sheppard wrote:
>>> Interesting Guardian article today: Putin considers plan to unplug Russia
>>> from the internet 'in an emergency'.
>>>
>>> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/vladimir-putin-plan-unplug-russia-internet-emergency-kremlin-moscow
>>
>> Yes, I'm tired of explaining to all my relatives and friends that the
>> internet is the last thing they think about in the case of such
>> 'emergency'.
>>
>> And yes, my much loved parents now have another argument against "the
>> bloody regime of Putin".
>
> Because, of course, other regimes would never consider such
> a thing <blinks>:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_kill_switch
> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/13/homeland-security-must-disclose-internet-kill-swit/
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20007418-38.html
>
> Russia Today response:
> http://www.rt.com/news/188960-internet-blackout-russia-counter/
>
... and a BBC follow-up story today:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29310545