Internet blackout- Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an unprecedented internet shutdown, costing the country $11.9 billion in 2025, combining throttling, selective outages, and targeted interference across the national network. A key feature is the “16 KB Curtain,” restricting access to Cloudflare and Western-hosted sites by allowing only the first sixteen kilobytes of data to … Continue reading Putin’s $12 billion internet blackout cripples Russia with 16 KB curtain