Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet

FredOnline · 24 Dec 2019, 10:14 PM

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Russia has successfully tested Runet, a country-wide alternative to the global internet, its government has announced.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50902496#

TenFour · 25 Dec 2019, 04:49 AM

Scary, but like a lot of things concerning Russia who knows how much is fake news?

Tsunami · 26 Dec 2019, 01:18 AM

http://www.emaildiscussions.com/show...4&postcount=17

According to this poster it is a protective action in case Russia would be cut off from the global internet, rather than something to be used as long as Russia remains regularly connected to the web. I'm not sure of the sources of this post, just quoting.

25 Dec 2019, 04:49 AM	#2
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,746	Scary, but like a lot of things concerning Russia who knows how much is fake news?

26 Dec 2019, 01:18 AM	#3
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,341	http://www.emaildiscussions.com/show...4&postcount=17 According to this poster it is a protective action in case Russia would be cut off from the global internet, rather than something to be used as long as Russia remains regularly connected to the web. I'm not sure of the sources of this post, just quoting.