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> Russia is preparing a nation-wide experiment where the whole country temporarily disconnects from the global Internet to see if the country can rely on Runet

> Russia is preparing a nation-wide experiment where the whole country temporarily disconnects from the global Internet to see if the country can rely on Runet alone I think this is lie, fake news and misinformation. I tried to find the source of it. Lots of site quote RBC website (more or less respectful news agency in Russia). The closest article on this subject is this: https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/08/02/2019/5c5c51069a7947bef4503927 https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/08/02/2019/5c5c51069... It discusses this topic but doesn’t mention experiments or temporary disconnect. Could be redacted though.

lstodd 8y ago
Why, it does mention them. > Therefore, they came to the conclusion that market participants need to organize exercises or something similar in order to understand how all this can be implemented in practice. Edit: also this https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/15/02/2019/5c666af39a79478787a38cd3 https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/15/02/2019/5c666af39...
- lightgreen 8y ago
  There’s huge difference between some experiments on network equipment which doesn’t affect network connectivity and “nation-wide experiment where the whole country temporarily disconnects from the global Internet”.
PavlovsCat 8y ago
recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19135085 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19135085 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19132665 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19132665
ascii_only 8y ago
I don't think you are being honest in your attempt to search. It takes no time to find reliable sources for this. Here is for example article from Tass: https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5914675 https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5914675
- lightgreen 8y ago
  This article doesn’t say about “nation-wide experiment where the whole country temporarily disconnects from the global Internet” either.
d2wa 8y ago
There is a source for this from Newsweek at the bottom of the original article. It’s been reported by the BBC as well.
- lightgreen 8y ago
  I’m sorry for BBC and Newsweek for spreading misinformation. Newsweek doesn’t provide the source of information they don’t mention which official told them so so I believe they found it on some other news website and added own comments. I cannot find BBC article but I recall some BBC article was referencing RBC news.
- lightgreen 8y ago
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47198426 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47198426 This BBC article. It makes that statement I the first paragraph in bold and then in the second paragraph they explain that they meant the opposite. But who reads past the second paragraph, rights? I’m so disappointed at BBC. They spread lie and misinformation. Russia is an authoritarian state, but it doesn’t automatically make all the junk they write about Russia true.

lstodd 8y ago

Why, it does mention them. > Therefore, they came to the conclusion that market participants need to organize exercises or something similar in order to understand how all this can be implemented in practice. Edit: also this https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/15/02/2019/5c666af39a79478787a38cd3 https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/15/02/2019/5c666af39...

lightgreen 8y ago
There’s huge difference between some experiments on network equipment which doesn’t affect network connectivity and “nation-wide experiment where the whole country temporarily disconnects from the global Internet”.

PavlovsCat 8y ago

recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19135085 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19135085 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19132665 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19132665

ascii_only 8y ago

I don't think you are being honest in your attempt to search. It takes no time to find reliable sources for this. Here is for example article from Tass: https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5914675 https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5914675

lightgreen 8y ago
This article doesn’t say about “nation-wide experiment where the whole country temporarily disconnects from the global Internet” either.

d2wa 8y ago

There is a source for this from Newsweek at the bottom of the original article. It’s been reported by the BBC as well.

lightgreen 8y ago
I’m sorry for BBC and Newsweek for spreading misinformation. Newsweek doesn’t provide the source of information they don’t mention which official told them so so I believe they found it on some other news website and added own comments. I cannot find BBC article but I recall some BBC article was referencing RBC news.
lightgreen 8y ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47198426 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47198426 This BBC article. It makes that statement I the first paragraph in bold and then in the second paragraph they explain that they meant the opposite. But who reads past the second paragraph, rights? I’m so disappointed at BBC. They spread lie and misinformation. Russia is an authoritarian state, but it doesn’t automatically make all the junk they write about Russia true.