information-freedom-vs-control
The central conflict in Russia's digital sphere between government efforts to restrict and surveil information and the population's increasing access to and use of free information online.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries (2015)Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
Part II of 'The Red Web' outlines key episodes and mechanisms in Russia's digital surveillance and control landscape, including the Snowden revelations, Putin's international cyber strategies, and the pervasive monitoring apparatus symbolized by the SORM system. The chapter situates Russia's digital evolution as a tension between authoritarian control inherited from the Soviet era and the rise of a digitally connected, information-hungry population, highlighting the ongoing struggle over the future of the Internet both within Russia and globally.