Russia on verge of independent internet : The Standard

• BBC 27th Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT +0300

Russia has successfully tested a country-wide alternative to the global internet, its government has announced. Details of what the test involved were vague but, according to the Ministry of Communications, ordinary users did not notice any changes. The results will now be presented to President Putin. Experts remain concerned about the trend for some countries to dismantle the internet.

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