https://media.privacyinternational.org/videos/watch/bfd6eb86-30eb-4be4-ac8b-727ba5a1576f Russia has spent years developing a “sovereign RuNet”, a version of the internet that can be separated from the global web and controlled by the state. According to the FT, this system allows intelligence agencies to shut down mobile internet across entire cities without warning, block apps like Telegram and WhatsApp, and push people onto state-controlled alternatives. Authorities say this is about protecting Russia from foreign-controlled infrastructure. But in practice, internet “sovereignty” is increasingly being used to expand state surveillance and control. Intelligence agencies must not have control over our tech and data. #russia #runet #sovereigninternet #internetsovereignty #internet #internetshutdown #internetfreedom #digitalrights #privacy #surveillance #statesurveillance #censorship #telegram #whatsapp #technology #tech #cybersecurity #nationalsecurity #data #dataprotection #digitalfreedom #humanrights #freeinternet #opennet #authoritarianism #government #surveillancepowers #infrastructure #mobileinternet #socialmedia #messagingapps Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:12:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://media.privacyinternational.org https://media.privacyinternational.org/lazy-static/avatars/5c7454e0-676b-43a0-8933-4867d0c1f2e6.png https://media.privacyinternational.org/videos/watch/bfd6eb86-30eb-4be4-ac8b-727ba5a1576f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://media.privacyinternational.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.