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.comAs 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 Russiafrom the global internet.
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