Thousands protest over Russia’s internet ‘isolation’

A protester holds a placard reading, 'Putin - No!' during an opposition rally in central Moscow to demand internet freedom in Russia, March 10 2019. Picture: ALEXANDER NEMENOVE/AFPThousands of people rallied against Russia's increasingly restrictive internet policies which some say will eventually lead to total censorship and isolate the country from the world.

The move was labelled by critics as the latest attempt to control online content under President Vladimir Putin, with some fearing the country is on track to completely isolate its network, as in North Korea. “The government is battling freedom, including freedom on the internet, I can tell you this as somebody who spent a month in jail for a tweet,” one of the rally speakers Sergei Boiko said.

A message in Russian on its official account said that the bill on internet centralisation aims to “cut off Russia from the rest of the world, after which they can block foreign social networks and messengers.”

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