~6 0~p>Analysts suggest that the Kremlin is likely trying to limit the internal Internet space from the world.
The latest massive outages social networks and mobile providers across Russia may indicate that the Putin regime has been testing the possibility of launching a “sovereign Internet”.
This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in a report dated February 27.
Russia likely tested part of its sovereign Internet on February 27, analysts say, likely trying to tighten control over certain aspects of the Russian information space.
The Russian Federation reported several widespread outages on well-known social media platforms on February 27, including Telegram, YouTube, VKontakte, Viber, WhatsApp and Zoom, and later reported that work had resumed after that. It was also reported that during the outage, Russians had access to some blocked social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
ISW draws attention to the statement of Russian State Duma deputy Anton Tkachev, who said that due to the actions of the regulator, failures arose “in testing and reconfiguring gateways to detect and close bottlenecks to prevent prohibited content.
Analysts suggest that the Kremlin is likely trying to limit the internal Internet space from the world.
CNN previously analyzed how two years of war are plunging Russia deeper into darkness.
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