"We'll turn it off completely" - Lukashenko spoke about the Internet shutdown in August 2020
On November 22, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko holds a meeting with students in the format of “Open Microphone with the President”.
The event is taking place within the walls of the Minsk State Linguistic University, where students from the capital's universities with a humanities profile were invited.
At a meeting with young people, the President discussed the role of the media and spoke about the task of journalists in the context of an information war.
The topic of internet shutdown was also raised.
Let us recall that after the presidential elections and during the events of August 2020, this measure was implemented.
At that moment, the fate of Belarus was being decided, the head of state recalled.
What do you think, I will watch and pray that you did not send a message to someone if the country does not exist tomorrow, BELTA quotes Alexander Lukashenko as saying.
Speaking about disconnecting the Internet, the President noted that this measure is possible in the event of a repeat of the well-known events of 2020.
For reference
The Internet is a communications network and a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks for storing and transmitting information.
