The Conversation

Wed Apr 17

Russia isn't the first country to protest Western control over global telecommunications

Written by Sarah Nelson, Ph.D. Candidate in History and Comparative Media Analysis and Practice, Vanderbilt University

Why might a country want to cut off its internet connection?KonstantinZhuravlev/Shutterstock.com

As the international community becomes increasingly concerned about misinformation and data breaches, the Russian government has announced plans to test its own, sweeping solution to the problem: disconnecting Russia from the global internet.

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