CAVOK@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoRussia Is Trying to Leave the Internet and Build Its Ownwww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareHexadecimalkink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·1 year agoThis won’t fly in Russia. Everyone already uses a VPN. They tried to ban telegram and it didn’t take. Russians won’t accept this. I think a lot of people in the west think Russia is an autocratic dictatorship but they’ll revolt if they’re not happy.
minus-squareminnow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI wish I had your optimism. IMO the only thing that would get that country to revolt, to the point of creating real change, is mass starvation.
This won’t fly in Russia. Everyone already uses a VPN. They tried to ban telegram and it didn’t take. Russians won’t accept this. I think a lot of people in the west think Russia is an autocratic dictatorship but they’ll revolt if they’re not happy.
I wish I had your optimism.
IMO the only thing that would get that country to revolt, to the point of creating real change, is mass starvation.