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Hated Across Russia: The History of Roskomnadzor
It’s hard to believe, but Roskomnadzor hasn’t always existed. Even harder to believe that it’s less than 20 years old. In that time, the country’s chief censors have earned one of the most dubious reputations, and the name of their agency has effectively turned into an insult.
Yet while people curse the organization as a whole, we rarely name the individuals at the top — those who issue orders to block websites and spend billions of public funds on expensive censorship and signal-jamming systems.
How much does the work of the most despised agency cost? Who runs it? And most importantly — how are we going to fight them and hold them accountable?
Yet while people curse the organization as a whole, we rarely name the individuals at the top — those who issue orders to block websites and spend billions of public funds on expensive censorship and signal-jamming systems.
How much does the work of the most despised agency cost? Who runs it? And most importantly — how are we going to fight them and hold them accountable?