I would honestly be extremely concerned.
Link to the news Im talking about
im Chinese and im using vpn. there is a rule there is a way as an old Chinese saying goes.
The only thing that pops up in my mind is that meme “first time?”. When they were first testing that in 2019, I was concerned.
But, well, then came the beginning of March of 2022. And I remember those times very vividly, since I sort of work in telecom-adjacent field.
"In February 2022, officials in Ukraine asked two bodies, ICANN and RIPE NCC, to take action against Russia. RIPE NCC is an Internet registry responsible for allocation of addresses. ICANN is a non-profit, multistakeholder organization that’s responsible for securing some of the Internet’s vital operations.
They asked ICANN to revoke the rights of Russia’s ccTLDs—the domain name endings .RU, .SU and .рф, and to shut down root servers in Russia. They also asked RIPE NCC to revoke the rights of Russian members to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
At the same time, countries were also issuing sanctions against Russia that had the effect of disconnecting parts of the Internet’s infrastructure from Russian networks. This had an impact on Internet infrastructure companies and Internet exchange points."
(source: The Internet Society)
So after all of this - these tests actually make sense. Yes, it could be a smokescreen before our glorious leaders actually decide to cut the poisoned stream of fake news coming in from the rotten West. (is that “/s” thingie necessary here?).
Or, you know, they’re actually preparing for the worst case. Yes, the glorious free world of the West graciously decided not to do this - “G7 countries committed to issuing exemptions to sanctions for telecommunications services, so that people in Russia could still have access to the Internet” (same source).
For now.
Personally, I don’t care anymore, whoever actually does it - just… whatever. My career would be ruined, sure, but… Might actually move to my hometown and resume my old hobby of beekeeping. I’m tired of this.
I would be greatly concerned, a government that only wants you to see what they want you to see is hiding something. Controlling the citizens like this is not cool…
I’m concerned. It gives our government even more ways to monitor the wrongthink. I don’t buy this national security bullshit
I am blocked from half of the world not by my government. A ton of services blocks me based on my IP, I have to use VPN to access them.
22.07.2021: Russia disconnects from internet in tests as it bolsters security - RBC daily | Reuters
07.03.2022: Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation - The New York Times
So, tell me why I should be extremely concerned THIS TIME?
While it is sad for me that world wise web slowly turns into the local country nets (ah, the freedom of the 00s and 10s), I understand why internet gets turned off temporarily. Hope this will not turn into “oh no, the LGTV propaganda is too strong! We need to close the hatch before SAMOSBOR gets in!”.
Russia was cut off SWIFT system recently so it’s naturally wise to prepare if it will be cut from the global web to ensure local services would not freeze.
Do not read the Western media before lunch. Are there no others? So don’t read the media at all.
If you read Roskomnadzor’s statement:
During the exercises, together with telecom operators, the effectiveness of the key replacement infrastructure is revealed in the event of a deliberate disconnection from the outside of the Russian segment of the Internet and information systems are identified whose performance depends on communication with services, libraries and other resources located in foreign communication networks.
Given the authorship of the “iron Curtain”, the “culture of cancellation” and attempts to bring down the financial system in Russia by disabling VISA and Mastercard processing centers, this is a completely reasonable and timely decision. Russia ranks third in the world in terms of digitalization of services, the share of mass socially significant services in electronic form is 99.97%, so it is a reasonable precaution.
This trend is not only in Russia. Separation of the Internet into “enclaves” is a process that is happening everywhere now, unfortunately. There have been similar proposals in the European Union. In the US, as far as I know, the law on internet neutrality was repealed and now providers can, at their own discretion, slow down resources on the network that are unfriendly to the US. Unfortunately, this is a general trend that will lead to us all being divided into isolated information bubbles. The world we live in now is a world of information despotism and lies.
Well, unfortunately this is inevitable as long as IT giants like Google and Microsoft impose discriminatory restrictions on Russian users. It’s amazing how literally everything becomes a weapon in modern politics.
I Wonder why china doesnt do that even though its much more advanced than russia in Internet censorship?
total lockout = im moving in Belarus
this shit spreads to Belarus too = moving in in Italy
and hopefully, the 1984 shit doesn’t swallow us and i wouldn’t have to leave my country
I’d leave the country by any means necessary.
War didn’t push me to it.
Mobilization didn’t push me to it (im male btw)
The internet cut off will.
To hell with this joke of a regime
I remember how every single western funded ‘opposition’ screamed about how stupid Russian government is to develop its own payment system in case we would be cut from SWIFT/Visa/Mastercard because it will never happen.
They test that in case ‘civilized’ countries cut Russia off, the internet in Russia will still work.
What do you think of news
Link to said news? Generally we can’t be responsible for random thrice-retold rumors.
Anyhow, the point isn’t to cut access to the global web but to survive in case access would be cut from outside.
There was some testing in Dagestan region recently that apparently broke a bunch of stuff. Well, that’s the point of testing.
The cutting off is meant to simulate what would happen to Russia if access were cut off from the outside. Personally, considering the current situation in the world, I endorse this.
Testing off what would happen if Russia’s internet access is cut off. Matter of national security.
Hell yes, I’m fckn conecrned! These douchebags don’t even understanf that in this unhinged rampage they are hurting their ow cause! No ammount of “western propaganda” can make us hate our own government as the actions of this government.
Fckn sabateurs!