• This is one more step toward iso­la­tion. And since this is a Krem­lin project, it is pos­si­ble that it will lead to the intro­duc­tion of cen­sor­ship, which is some­thing that cer­tain offi­cials have long sought.
• Tula, Rus­sia, con­struc­tion engi­neer Alek­sei Larin, 31 • Regard­ing his dis­like of the idea of Cyril­lic domain names, an idea that car­ries more cur­rency with lead­er­ship (who have long-disliked the hold Eng­lish has had on the Web) than it does with peo­ple. Oth­ers sup­port the idea due to the city-centric nature of Russ­ian inter­net use, but oth­ers – mainly com­pa­nies – just don’t see the point. source

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