Russia Is Preparing to Cut Itself Off from the Global Internet

Posted by ck2 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @06:44AM
from the vice.com dept.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gevb/russia-is-preparing-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet

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Re:Russia Is Preparing to Cut Itself Off from the Global Int... by NotAWorkNick on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @08:06AM (#30613986)

" The reports were inaccurate, based on misinterpretations of the documents, which were real. " (TFA, 4th Paragraph).

So does that mean the article's title is clickbaitish?

I think I might need some more coffee

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Re:Russia Is Preparing to Cut Itself Off from the Global Int... by cevaboyz on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @07:02AM (#30613536)

It's a bold move, I wonder if they have evaluated all the possibile scenarios and collateral damages implicated with pulling the plug

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Re:Russia Is Preparing to Cut Itself Off from the Global Int... by jdrc on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @07:05AM (#30613556)

With the exodus and end of western business, it seems like his goal is to recreate russia as an isolated communist country, unlike china. He has repeatedly called the fall of ussr the greatest catastrophe, maybe he literally believes in its revival?

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Re:Russia Is Preparing to Cut Itself Off from the Global Int... by ck2 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @06:45AM (#30613454)

Note all the claims about "March 11" is a misinterpretation just being repeated.

But they've done a disconnect test within the past year so they know they can do it:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/russia-disconnected-globa...

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