The new Kardesa route, expected to begin construction in 2027, would establish a new digital corridor between Europe and Asia, one that avoids the political and physical vulnerabilities of existing systems.

Currently, the Submarine Cable Map shows only one cable crossing the Black Sea between Georgia and Bulgaria, with others connecting nearby states but still touching routes influenced by Moscow.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

Canada needs to consider routes that bypass the US as well. Keep those imperialists off our comms.

[–] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for this, I was so confused as to what that article title was saying!

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago

Headline makes no sense

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

How would a VPN help if the physical cable is damaged?

[+] RedSnt@feddit.dk -10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"Internet safety". This is just the great east-west internet firewall dressed up as safety.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not some russia shilling tankie, but if this leads to completely separating cultures, what chance do we have of ever improving relations?

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How did you come to that conclusion? Isn't it actually better to have more routes available? Decentralization is always a plus in my books at least, specially considering how easy it is to disrupt worldwide communication with a single point of failure

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's better for the network, sure.

This is about whether you want to connect a bunch of hostile bad actors onto the network.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Of course more routes are better, I've taken Cisco classes in the past, I'm just commenting on the packaging of "security".

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's only the way you describe if Russia decides to cut communication lines to the rest of the world a la North Korea. What exactly would be your proposal for us to stop Putin from doing this, because it's not anyone's decision but his.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think it's more likely they'll take a China stance than a North Korea stance.

Although China uses a blacklist system. They only ban big/egregious players. Most Lemmy instances actually work in China, lol.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about bombing "his" country?

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Whataboutism at its finest. Nobody bombed Putin or had any inkling to until he invaded a sovereign nation he had sworn to defend and stole land and killed hundreds of thousands of people. So major crocodile tears there. This is all 100% on Putin.

Poor fucking Russia boo hoo

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What are you talking about?

I propose we bomb russia (Ukraine is already doing it, Slava Ukraini! Go go!) and you cry whataboutism?

You must have misunderstood my intention.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry, too many tankie encounters on here. I agree, Ukraine should have been bombing Russia since the beginning, at least they are on the right path now.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

No problem! I definitely understand the trigger happines when it comes to tankies 😁