Putin plans to shut down parts of the internet if he can and to clamp down ruthlessly on social media. But Russia is not North Korea and would grind to a halt without mobiles.
From media outlets, punk activists, journalists to human rights defenders and even ordinary citizens dozens of people have been ensnared by Russia’s law on foreign agents. What exactly does the legislation entail?
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on social media platforms not to comply with the Russian media regulator’s “draconian” demand for the deletion of accounts held by OVD-Info, a nonprofit that monitors police arrests, amid a broad crackdown on independent media and civic organizations.