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<div>I thought that this was a really great analysis: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/01/russia_own_internet/</div>
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<div>"Will Russia separate itself from the global internet? No, as Russia officials have repeatedly admitted even when expounding on the problems of today's internet governance. It has too much to lose and too little to gain.</div>
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<div>Will it go the Chinese route of a controlled internet within its borders and closely monitored connections to the outside? Possibly, although Russia doesn't face the same kind of existential threat that China's one-party system does – at least not
right now – so the expense and hassle is probably not worth it.</div>
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<div>What will it do? More of this, most likely: paint the US and Europe as controlling bogeymen; push for greater governmental control over internet management; and harp on about the darker sides of society that the internet helps foster, such as terrorism,
or activities it deems morally or ethically wrong like pornography, drug taking and so on. China will do the same.</div>
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<div>But a parallel domain name system with a separate set of root zone servers? There's virtually no point."</div>
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<div>Best wishes,</div>
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<div>Ayden</div>
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</div>On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 17:19, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang <<a href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@MEDIENKOMM.UNI-HALLE.DE" class="">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@MEDIENKOMM.UNI-HALLE.DE</a>> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite">Did you see this? https://www.rt.com/politics/411156-russia-to-launch-independent-internet/ Any comment? Wolfgang
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