Russia considers ‘unplugging’ from internet

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The net independence plan is seen as a way for Russia’s government to get more control over online life

Russia is considering whether to disconnect from the global internet briefly, as part of a test of its cyber-defences. Major disruption
The draft law, called the Digital Economy National Program, requires Russia’s ISPs to ensure that it can operate in the event of foreign powers acting to isolate the country online. What Russia wants to do is to bring those router points that handle data entering or exiting the country within its borders and under its control- so that it can then pull up the drawbridge, as it were, to external traffic if it’s under threat – or if it decides to censor what outside information people can access.

Source: www.bbc.com