Russia's proposed shutdown of its internet could cause "catastrophic failures somewhere", according to Paul Barford of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The country has put forward plans to test its domestic internet's independence, but the resilient complexity of the protocol stack means the switch-off could negatively affect systems in other countries, said Barford. Andrew Sullivan, CEO of non-profit, Internet Society, added the test could weaken Russia's part of the internet and was a "failure of their network". Reports suggest the shutdown could happen by years, but the required legislation has yet to be passed.
Russia's proposed shutdown of its internet could cause "catastrophic failures somewhere", according to Paul Barford of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The country has put forward plans to test its domestic internet's independence, but the resilient complexity of the protocol stack means the switch-off could negatively affect systems in other countries, said Barford. Andrew Sullivan, CEO of non-profit, Internet Society, added the test could weaken Russia's part of the internet and was a "failure of their network". Reports suggest the shutdown could happen by 1 April, but the required legislation has yet to be passed.