# States Expand Control Over Data Flows

Governments keep extending technical control over the traffic, payments and data that cross their borders, so the cost of running cross-border digital businesses rises and jurisdictions with open networks gain an advantage for mobile capital and talent.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-10-28T06:23:08.225Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/trends/state-surveillance-expansion
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: Global

## Recent evidence

- [confirms] Russia's Digital Ministry Weighs Routing All Foreign Internet Traffic Through State Filters and Capping How Much Russians Can Use (2026-10-28): Forbes Russia reports that the digital ministry is weighing routing all foreign internet traffic through state filters and capping how much Russians can use, possibly within a broad telecom reform bill. No limits have been set, and experts question whether it can work technically.