{"id":340818,"date":"2026-05-05T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-russia-putins-internet-shutdown-explained-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:00:17","slug":"inside-russia-putins-internet-shutdown-explained-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-russia-putins-internet-shutdown-explained-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Russia: Putin\u2019s internet shutdown explained | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3VqT30kC9qY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Russia: Putin\u2019s internet shutdown explained | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3VqT30kC9qY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens?<\/p>\n<p>In Putin&#8217;s Russia, the government has been restricting access to messaging apps such as Instagram, Telegram and Snapchat, and at points, even shutting down internet access completely.<\/p>\n<p>Russian officials claim that internet curbs are necessary to keep the public safe. They declare the ultimate goal: a \u201csovereign internet\u201d for a \u201csovereign Russia\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Asma Khalid speaks to the BBC&#8217;s Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, about why this has happened and what the reaction has been on the ground in Moscow. <\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast here: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Russia #Putin #Moscow #BBCNews <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:11 How Russia controls the internet<br \/>\n05:22 The internet blackout in Russia<br \/>\n08:00 Why did the government want a blackout?<br \/>\n10:30 What did Putin say?<br \/>\n15:00 What do Russians think about the internet blackout?<br \/>\n21:25 How does the situation compare to China?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens? 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