GettyAs reported by Russia's TASS news agency on Wednesday, "Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on providing stable operation of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case it is disconnected from the global infrastructure of the World Wide Web." Under the legislation, assuming it actually works in practice, the government would deal with "threats to the stable, safe and integral operation of the Russian Internet on Russian territory" by centralizing "the general communications network." The new law would provide for central control of all internet traffic, and in essence, remove the need for data to be sent to and received from overseas servers. The secret tests reportedly showed that isolating the Russian internet is possible, but that 'everything' would go back online within 30 minutes." There are already significant restrictions for internet users in Russia, with many websites blocked and the use of VPNs prohibited.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2019 21:03 UTC