Starting September 1, russia introduces huge fines for advertising on banned \u201cextremist\u201d online platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f For placing ads on these and other \u201cundesirable platforms,\u201d even if it is a free integration or a repost, russian citizens will have to pay the state up to 500,000 rubles (around $6,000).<\/p>\n
Such punishments, imposed by the russian authorities under the slogan of \u201cdigital sovereignty,\u201d are in fact another step toward complete digital and informational isolation of the population. The kremlin is gradually cutting russians off from all sources of information except state propaganda.<\/p>\n
Instead, the alternative imposed by the russian authorities to popular global services \u2013 for example, the \u201csovereign messenger Max\u201d \u2013 is used to establish total digital control over people.<\/p>\n
By systematically tightening the screws, the kremlin is turning russia into a \u201cdigital concentration camp,\u201d where the state will punish citizens even for the mere possibility of accessing information from independent sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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