https://futurism.com/russia-cut-off-internet-bill-law>Russian president Vladimir Putin officially signed a bill into law yesterday, according to documents obtained by CNN, that will move the country toward the creation of a “sustainable, secure and fully functioning” local internet, as the Kremlin referred to it in the documents.>During states of emergency, the government would be able to cut off foreign internet entirely. It would give the Russian government extraordinary control over the flow of information, limiting its citizens’ access to foreign news and media that are not controlled or overseen by the Kremlin.As unlikely as this sounds, the fact that in videos you can see Russian lawmakers constantly talk about Russian alternatives to Western internet giants and how big their internet presence is really makes it seem like they are genuinely considering cutting off the foreign Internet altogether.
I know we have some peeps from /ru/ here, any thoughts?
Are there any big meshnet projects out there (sure, it'd still be an intranet, but at least it wouldn't be as tightly controlled)?
