YouTube feels heat as Russia ramps up “digital sovereignty” drive
Moscow increasingly sees its “digital sovereignty” as vital in an era when foreign Internet giants control reams of Russians’ personal data that the Kremlin fears could be used to expose its intelligence services or organize protests.
New regulations would force Internet companies to comply with Russian law—or leave the market. “The point isn’t to collect fines.”
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> could be used to expose its intelligence services
So far all international investigations (MH17, Bellingcat, OCCRP) used Russian databases conveniently sold by Russian officials 😂
