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dewlineA lot of us remember reading the Barlow manifesto on cyberspace.
I'm certain that Vladimir Putin must have read a Russian translation of that document at some point between 1996 and now and decided the whole thing was blasphemous from the word "Пойти"(1). Well, now his quest to rebuke Barlow has taken another lurching step forward to its stated goal of a "sovereign Internet". Some of the details can be found care of the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50902496
They look at mainland China's "Great Firewall" as a aspirational role model, of course. In error...of course. It's one more facet of Putin's quest to remake the rest of humanity in the image of his choosing, right along with the impositions of Trump and Brexit manipulations (among others suspected with various degrees of certainty). It will have to be dealt with, preferably to his dissatisfaction and to the whole world's betterment.
I don't pretend to the needed expertise to help with this project, though.
(1) "Go" in English.
I'm certain that Vladimir Putin must have read a Russian translation of that document at some point between 1996 and now and decided the whole thing was blasphemous from the word "Пойти"(1). Well, now his quest to rebuke Barlow has taken another lurching step forward to its stated goal of a "sovereign Internet". Some of the details can be found care of the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50902496
They look at mainland China's "Great Firewall" as a aspirational role model, of course. In error...of course. It's one more facet of Putin's quest to remake the rest of humanity in the image of his choosing, right along with the impositions of Trump and Brexit manipulations (among others suspected with various degrees of certainty). It will have to be dealt with, preferably to his dissatisfaction and to the whole world's betterment.
I don't pretend to the needed expertise to help with this project, though.
(1) "Go" in English.