Russia Shuts Down Mobile Internet, Forces 100 Million Onto State Surveillance App

Russia has been shutting down mobile internet across entire cities, throttling the most popular messaging apps in the country, blocking nearly 500 VPN services, and herding 100 million people onto a state-built surveillance app.  The Kremlin says it’s about security. The timing says it’s about control. Since early March, large parts of central Moscow have […]