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Russia is quietly ramping up its Internet censorship machine

Enlarge (credit: Kremlin official photo) Since 2019, Vladimir Putin has supercharged his plan to separate Russia from the global Internet. The country’s sovereign Internet law, which came into force that November, gives officials the power to block access to websites for millions of Russians. The law was used to hit Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with...

Global shortage of fiber-optic cable threatens digital growth
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Global shortage of fiber-optic cable threatens digital growth

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A worldwide shortage of fiber-optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, endangering companies’ ambitious plans to roll out state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure. Europe, India, and China are among the regions most affected by the crunch, with prices for fiber rising by up to 70 percent from record lows in...