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Russia disrupts internet access in multiple regions to test ‘sovereign internet’ Residents of several Russian regions experienced internet disruptions over the weekend as local authorities attempted to disconnect them from the global network and test the country’s so-called “sovereign internet” infrastructure. According to a report by the U.S. nonprofit Institute for the Study of War (ISW), these trials mostly affected Russian regions populated by ethnic minorities, including Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. Data from the internet watchdog NetBlocks…