Putin: The Internet Is a CIA Project

The Internet? It's a "CIA project," according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin made that bizarre remark on Thursday at a media forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, according to the Associated Press' translation. He said added that the CIA and that "is still developing as such," which is why Russia needs to "fight for its interests online."

To a certain extent, Putin's words shouldn't come as a surprise. Russia has long had ambitions to control the Internet. In recent years, the country has passed a series of laws building one of the most sophisticated online surveillance states in the world, which spans to social media as well Read more...