Russia losing access to the global internet as providers sever ties.

[Poor Richard Saunders]

As companies cut ties with Russia it appears that Russia will lose access to the global internet. While Russia may like the ability to control what their citizens can access. It's hard to say what the reaction will be from young Russians used to having that access.

Lumen, a leading American Internet provider to Russia, announced Tuesday that it was severing business relations in the country, a move likely to increase Russia’s isolation as its citizens slip behind what some analysts are calling a new digital Iron Curtain.

Lumen became the second top U.S.-based carrier to make such a move in recent days, following Friday’s announcement by Cogent Communications.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/08/lumen-internet-russia-backbone-cut/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/technology/russia-ukraine-internet-isolation.html

Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation

Russian authorities and multinational companies have erected a digital barricade between the country and the West, erasing the last remnants of independent information online.

 

[Yakuda]

As companies cut ties with Russia it appears that Russia will lose access to the global internet. While Russia may like the ability to control what their citizens can access. It's hard to say what the reaction will be from young Russians used to having that access.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/08/lumen-internet-russia-backbone-cut/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/technology/russia-ukraine-internet-isolation.html

The problem is there are no good players in this scenario