This is the tech policy podcast.

I'm Corbyn Barthold.

We've been talking a lot about internet freedom on the show lately.

And we continue with that subject today.

This time we turn to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The invasion has set off a cascade of human tragedies, of course, and it is those tragedies

that are the central story of the war. We've also seen determination, courage, and heroism, both in Ukraine and in Russia

itself among Russian dissidents. And that, too, is a very important story. One theme of our show

today is how technology and the internet can assist people bravely resisting oppression.

Our launching off point will be the discrete issue of access to the internet in Russia.

My guest, Shane Tooz, wrote a great article on the subject.

As she asks in her title, is shutting down the Russian internet an act of tyranny or democracy.

Shane is a true friend of the show, so I'm delighted to have her on.

She is a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she works on a wide range of tech policy issues. She's president of Logan Circle Strategies, a strategic advisory firm.

She does all sorts of other stuff, but the main thing to highlight is that she chairs the board of directors here at Tech Freedom.

Shane, welcome.

Thank you, Corbyn. And I haven't had the chance to tell you what a

great job you've been doing with this podcast. I'm glad you've kept it up. I know the reason for doing

it initially was a lot of smart conversation was taking place and it wasn't necessarily being

spoken out loud. So I appreciate that you're continuing to do this. Well, thank you so much.

I've been having great fun. I still sort of see myself as just keeping the seat warm, but slowly,

but surely I am growing, growing out of that imposter syndrome.

That might be true of all of our roles in policy. I'll say in Washington, but just in general.

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