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Towards a Russian Internet?
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Towards a Russian Internet?

Violaine D’Ortona, Jonathan Lehne and Maiting Zhuang
FREE Network Policy Brief Series, Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies (FREE) Network
2026-06

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Media Political Economy Russia
The internet enables information and opinions to flow rapidly and at low cost, including across national borders. It allows individuals to coordinate collective action on an unprecedented scale. Many authoritarian governments, therefore, seek to control the online information environment. This policy brief examines the evolution of internet control in Russia and documents how censorship and network disruptions have intensified since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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