Van het Russische front deze bijdrage van Moscow Times:
The internet has long been a wild horse the Kremlin struggled to tame. Authorities first understood the scale of the problem during the 2011-12 Bolotnaya protests, which were organized and coordinated online.
A crackdown of sorts ensued as the authorities attempted to wrest back control. In short succession, they introduced new injunctions, restrictions, and new draconian legislation.
But the actions made little difference because Russian internet users learned to adapt. They learned to navigate online obstacles imposed by the government by using secure virtual private networks (VPNs) and other anonymizing software. They moved their correspondence to encrypted messengers that can’t be easily monitored. They used social networking sites that refused to store users’ personal data on Russian servers. Protesters still coordinate demonstrations through social media and online messenger apps.
The authorities, however, are determined to catch up. This month, Russia’s lower chamber of parliament is considering two bills that would restrict the internet even further.
One would heavily restrict the use of VPN services and anonymizing software. The other aims to wipe out anonymity in messengers by forcing them to tie user accounts with cell phone numbers and people’s identities.
But even if introduced, there is no guarantee the new laws will work.
“[Authorities] don’t have the means to control the internet,” Anton Merkurov, an independent IT analyst, told The Moscow Times. “Hence the incompetent, unimplementable laws.”
Dus, het Kremlin kan wel hier en daar iets willen ombuigen, maar de mogelijkheden van het internet zijn daarvoor te groot. En er gaat geen dag voorbij of er komt wel een nieuwe service uit die helemaal geen gebruik maakt van "servers" (die de Russen willen aanpakken) zoals het BRIAR-project.
https://briarproject.org/index.htmlArtikel van Moscow Times is hier te lezen:
https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/russias-big-brother-is-trying-to-watch-you-but-is-annoyed-you-wont-let-him-58248