Russia builds state of total control - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

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Russia’s internet crackdown is going far beyond VPNs. Authorities are building a system based on white-listed websites, restricted access, and deeper control over digital infrastructure. The FSB’s role in monitoring and shaping internet traffic is expanding as part of this shift. Instead of outright bans, users are being steered into a narrower, state-approved online space. In this episode of Eastern Express, host Jonasz Rewiński is joined by Bill Browder, head of The Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, to explains how Russia is redesigning the internet itself – and what that means for control, access, and information.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: How Russians voice discontent without being sent to a gulag
03:30 Introduction: FSB’s internet crackdown
07:27 Interview: Russia’s attempt at turning back time on censorship
11:33 Interview: Anger vs. fear as tipping point
14:50 Interview: Do not expect the elites to lead the change
16:41 Interview: Vicious circle of repression and anger may put the regime at risk
18:38 Interview: Ukraine’s Western allies hamstrung by fear of escalation
20:43 Eastern News Flash