Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#5WSSX)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. The US-based company is one of the world's largest internet backbone providers and serves customers in 50 countries, including a number of high-profile Russian companies.
The shutdown won't disconnect Russians completely
In a letter to Russian customers obtained by The Post, Cogent cited economic sanctions" and the increasingly uncertain security situation" as the motives behind its total shutdown in the country. Cogent similarly told The Verge that it terminated its contracts" with Russian customers in compliance with the E...