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Russia’s pursuit of a “sovereign internet” - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service

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After months of mobile internet shutdowns, Russian authorities have moved to block major platforms like YouTube and Telegram, along with the VPNs people rely on to bypass restrictions. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM We explore what’s driving the push to isolate the largest country on Earth from the global internet and unpack the political, economic and military implications of the country’s tightening digital borders. 00:00 Introduction 02:43 Mobile internet restrictions and their effect on daily life 07:47 The Kremlin’s alternative 12:38 The effect of restrictions on the economy 15:20 The effect on the war in Ukraine, reaction from military bloggers 23:48 Reaction from state-aligned media and the political and financial elite 27:23 What’s the plan? Runet, the sovereign internet 31:23 What does the “sovereign internet” look like - China, Iran 33:25 - What next? Contributors: Daria Mosolova, Howard Gethin, Gleb Borshchevski, Evgeny Pudovkin Producer: Kriszta Satori Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg Video producer: Suniti Singh Broadcast on 7 May 2006 Watch more episodes of The Global Jigsaw podcast here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fK2XXqsOE-zcX_7R7gOklU Find the whole back catalogue of The Global Jigsaw podcast here 👉🏽https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvrk Find out more about BBC Monitoring here 👉🏽 https://tinyurl.com/muutc8py ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #Russia #internet