The last two weeks have seen a spate
of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks against news sites, coordinated attempts to
overwhelm outlets with fake incoming data so the sites cannot respond to legitimate
users.
By Nina Ognianova and Danny O'Brien
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has often talked about the importance of a free press and free Internet, telling reporters before his election that the Web "guarantees the independence of mass media." He explicitly tied the two together in his first State of the Union address in November 2008, declaring that "freedom of speech should be backed up by technological innovation" and that no government official "can obstruct discussion on the Internet."
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