News India Live, Digital Desk: Digital blackout: Just think, if you wake up one morning and your internet is closed … neither Whatsapp goes, neither Gmail open, nor could there be any search on Google. Our whole world will stop, isn’t it? Work-business, education, entertainment, everything stalled.

But there is a country which has prepared to deal with this biggest fear. That country is Russia. Russia has now launched some amazing apps, which will continue to run without global internet. Meaning, even if someone cuts Russia from the internet of the whole world, the work of the people there will not stop.

Russia made its ‘desi’ Whatsapp and Gmail

Russia’s biggest technology company ‘VK’ (VK), also known as ‘Facebook of Russia’, has shown this feat. The company has its own:

• Email app (mail.ru): Like Gmail.
• VK Messenger: Like WhatsApp and Telegram.
• Cloud Service: Like Google Drive.

All these apps have been prepared. The biggest and surprising thing is that all these apps will be connected and working without internet.

After all, how will it work without internet?

Actually, Russia gave them their domestic network, which ‘Ruten’ (RUUNET) Or a kind of ‘Russian Intranet’ can be called, but made to run. This means that if Russia is separated from the web of the rest of the world, then this network will remain alive inside the country and all these services will continue as before.

Why did Russia need to do this?

A deep fear is hidden behind this big step. Ever since the war with Ukraine, Western countries have imposed many restrictions on Russia. Russia fears that these countries can cut it completely from global internet. Russia has taken this step to avoid this ‘digital siege’ and become self -sufficient. He does not want his entire country to stop when the internet is closed.

It is not just a matter of making some apps. This is a sign of a very big change in the Internet world. Experts it ‘Splinternet’ Saying – that is, a global internet is divided into their domestic internet. This step of Russia is a very big step towards this ‘Splinternet’.

Meaning it is clear, Russia is creating a digital ‘safety net’ for its people so that even after being cut from the outside world, digital life inside the country continues as before.