This chapter presents data gathered by a Russia-related survey that was conducted by the authors with the aid of Evgeniy Efimov (head teacher at the Volgograd State Technical University) between 11th of November and 24th of December 2011. Once again, the sample was limited but highly educated, consisting mainly of students and teaching staff of the Volgograd State Technical University. The authors present statistical graphics in order to visualise the quantitative data. Additionally, statistical analysis is being conducted (using one by one variable analysis) in order to identify trends and associations between different groups in the same country.
TopRussian Internet Users And Internet Regulation Policies
Below, the authors include a series of related inquiries regarding their research topic.
Figure 1.
Are you aware of the global phenomenon of Internet regulation? (Russia Survey)
A question of major significance was “Are you informed regarding the global phenomenon of Internet regulation?”, to which the respondents stated that they do not know anything (60.4 percent) or have just heard about it (30.2 percent). Only 1.9 percent said that they are well-informed, and 7.5 percent that they knew the basics.
Figure 2.
What were the means of your information? (Russia Survey)
Regarding the means of their information, it is worth mentioning that 45.8 percent read about it online, 33.3 percent “by word of mouth,” and 25 percent via television broadcasts.
Figure 3.
Who was the source of your information? (Russia Survey)
Concerning the source of information, 72 percent of the respondents stated that they were individuals they knew, 32 percent stated mass media, and 12 percent that they were specialised researchers and related scientists.
Figure 4.
Have you ever faced online censorship in the past? (Russia Survey)
Another interesting question was “Have you ever experienced any kind of Internet censorship as a user?”. 52.9 percent stated “No,” 21.6 percent “Yes, at least once,” and 25.5 percent “I do not know.”
Figure 5.
Was the censorship based in Russia? (Russia Survey)
Of those who answered “Yes, at least once” to the previous question, 22.6 percent stated that they were using the Internet in Russia and they were trying to visit a Russian website, while 71 percent stated “I do not know.”
TopAbout The Implementation Of An Irs In Russia
The last part of this questionnaire focused on the possibility of an Internet Regulation System implementation in Russia, and under which conditions.