29-11-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com

Putin brings China's Great Firewall to Russia in cybersecurity pact

The Kremlin has joined forces with Chinese authorities to bring the internet and its users under greater state controlRussia has been working on incorporating elements of China’s Great Firewall into the “Red Web”, the country’s system of internet filtering and control, after unprecedented cyber collaboration between the countries.
A decision earlier this month to block the networking site LinkedIn in Russia is the most visible in a series of measures to bring the internet
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