Concerns about the potential Balkanisation of the internet were heightened when Russia's parliament passed a bill requiring all technology companies to store the personal data of their Russian users in the country.
Finacial Times: Russia clampdown stokes fears of Balkanisation of the web
The Russian clampdown is the first serious move to assert national control over segments of the web in the wake of the revelation of mass electronic surveillance by the US National Security Agency.
