RUSSIA TRIES TO SET AP A SEPARATE WEB
January 11th 2008 08:32
Russian internet users fear that the Kremlin is trying to establish a separate web for Russia where it will be easier for the authorities to control access and monitor users, according to The First Post.
According to the international domain agency ICANN, the aim is to start up a Cyrillic internet – the alphabet used in Russian and other languages of the former Soviet Union – separate to the rest of the worldwide web.
ICANN reports that Russia is seeking a new domain name – '.rf' in the Russian alphabet – in addition to its current Roman alphabet one, '.ru'. This request echoes recent Chinese trials to establish Chinese-character domains in order to restrict and monitor internet users.
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