Russia's swathe of restrictions on media has stoked concerns it's preparing to disconnect from the global internet.
It's reportedly instructed all state-owned websites and services to switch to the Russian domain name system - the DNS - by Friday.
Other moves recently to squeeze the free flow of information include blocking Facebook, and a new law threatening to lock up foreign journalists if they spread what Russia considers "fake news".
Katie Harbath, is the director of technology and democracy at the International Republican Institute and a former public policy director for Facebook - she spoke to Susie Ferguson.
