Russian President Putin: The Internet Is Just A CIA Project

Russian President Vladimir Putin. © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Klimentyev

Putin Calls Internet A 'CIA Project' Renewing Fears Of Web Breakup -- The Guardian

Russian president's remark fans idea that has gained ground in Germany, Brazil and elsewhere after Edward Snowden's revelations

Vladimir Putin gave his clearest signal yet that he aims to break up the global nature of the internet when he branded the network a "CIA project" on Thursday.

The Russian president told a media conference in St Petersburg that America's overseas espionage agency had originally set up the internet and was continuing to develop it.

Putin has long hinted that he wants a Russian-run alternative. The idea of breaking up the internet has gained ground in Germany, Brazil and elsewhere round the world in the light of the revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden about the extent to which the US National Security Agency has infiltrated Facebook, Skype and other social media.

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