Weekly digest: The open internet is being shut down by everyone: dictatorships, democracies, and Roskomnadzor is trying especially hard
Weekly digest: how the world, at different speeds, is burying the idea of a unified internet

— Norway becomes the first major country to temporarily ban smart glasses in schools, parks, and beaches — the fear being that you're being filmed without your knowledge
— Democracies have proven no less effective at fragmenting the internet than autocracies — they just do it under the banners of protecting children and privacy
— Russia is doubling its censorship budget through 2027 and aims to block 92% of VPNs by 2030 — instead of bans, the bet is on making VPNs unbearably slow

📖 Full breakdown: https://telegra.ph/Brandmauer-Report-weekly-digest-051011102026-10-12

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