The Taming of the Internet

The Russian system of state internet censorship has been steadily expanding in recent years. The Russian government has succeeded in placing under its control both domestic and foreign internet companies operating in Russia and in establishing a system that can be used to conduct mass surveillance o...

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Published in:Russian social science review 2017-01, Vol.58 (1), p.39-59
Main Author: Soldatov, Andrei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
censorship
FSB
internet
Russia
sueveillance
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Summary:The Russian system of state internet censorship has been steadily expanding in recent years. The Russian government has succeeded in placing under its control both domestic and foreign internet companies operating in Russia and in establishing a system that can be used to conduct mass surveillance of internet users. However, the state censorship regime remains incomplete, as it is focused on countering small numbers of dissidents and is not designed to prevent the spread of information among thousands of users.
ISSN:1061-1428
1557-7848
DOI:10.1080/10611428.2017.1275024