Russia jails scientist Alexey Soldatov who pioneered country's internet
Russia jails scientist Alexey Soldatov who pioneered country's internet
Alexey Soldatov, 72, sentenced by Moscow court to two years in labour colony
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Article says that it's probably related to a fight over the .SU (Soviet Union) TLD. Alexey refused to turn it over when The Kremlin asked for it.
I don't have any insights, but from the artiicles I've read earlier I'd guess it's more about taking him as a hostage to silence his son, a journalist writing about infosec and a person non-grata in Russia.
The SU tld is equal to what other countries know under the CC domain. No legitimate site uses that and I can't say I've seen any SU link in ten+ years browsing ru-net. If that's what they pinned on him, well, the level of fabrication is laughable. Unlike the fate of an old guy put into a joint over these stupid accusations.
Kim Jong Putin
At my house we prefer to call him Хуйло (who-y-low, a dick-thing), but there are a lot of more sound and humiliating variations.