Я сидел в ЧЕБУРНЕТЕ 30 дней - и вот что со мной стало...

Overview

The video describes a 30-day “sovereign internet” self-experiment built on a router with strict firewall/network separation. The setup allows only Russian-registered IP ranges and blocks all foreign traffic.

The speaker frames it as a way to “make Roskomnadzor’s dream come true,” including selective failures at the L3 (IP filtering) level where VPN/bypass won’t help.

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Technical setup / method (tutorial-style)

Router firewall modes

The experiment uses router firewall rules in one of two conceptual modes:

• “Allow everything except …” Compared to how Roskomnadzor supposedly blocks now: partial/targeted blocking.

• “Everything prohibited except …” The creator’s stricter simulation: default-deny with a whitelist of allowed Russian IP ranges.

L3 filtering

• Filtering is performed by IP at L3.

Device plan

• All home devices are connected to a separate Wi‑Fi network dedicated to the experiment, including:
  • TVs, smartphones, computers
  • a robot vacuum

Blocking list source

• The allow/deny ranges are derived from lists of IP blocks registered to Russian organizations.
• These ranges are then used to generate router rules.

Timeline

• Experiment runs from Jan 1 to Jan 31.
• The creator had prepared earlier (since around September).

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What breaks (by category)

Messaging / communication

• Telegram stops working early, including disruption of a critical workflow dependency.
• VK becomes socially unusable for the creator:
  • friends migrated to Telegram
  • VK usage shifts toward communities and (the creator implies) pirated media rather than real interaction
• Additional constraint argument:
  • inability to install/keep compatible apps makes messaging harder
  • e.g., iPhone App Store not working, so new apps can’t be installed and Apple servers remain unreachable.

Social / news flow

• News becomes fragmented:
  • relies on Telegram channels
  • plus incidental VK “public” scraps
• The creator claims the early disconnect feels “useful” (less doomscrolling), but later it becomes psychologically harmful.

Work tools / creativity / software

• Neural network services and tools break:
  • prior tools (e.g., Figma, and “neural network in Photoshop”) stop working overnight
  • Russian alternatives (e.g., Yandex GPT, GigaChat) can handle text tasks
  • but generative images/videos are described as low-quality (artifacts, “shifts” in video), making them unsuitable for professional use
• Updates / plugins / installations become a “hardcore quest”:
  • guides don’t load
  • external links (e.g., to Google Drive) fail
  • OS/app updates and plugin/extension installs are described as extremely difficult
    • even when “official resources” are reachable, supporting download links often are not.

Media / entertainment

• YouTube stops working
• foreign music disappears
• music platforms degrade:
  • Yandex Music remains, but pricing and content availability are criticized:
    • tracks disappear
    • censorship is implied
    • subscription cost rises
• VK Video and similar services are used as replacements
  • with an acknowledgement that many users rely on them for pirated content

Games / distribution platforms

• Steam crashes on day 1
  • downloading updates/content is impossible because it requires server connectivity
• VK Play is described as mostly unusable:
  • free games are attempted, but many fail to launch
  • because they require European/Asian servers
• Overall result:
  • the creator feels effectively “dropped out of the internet”
  • entertainment is limited and server-dependent features fail.

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Platforms / attempts at replacements (critique)

The creator discusses several “Russian replacements” and why they fall short:

• Sputnik search: launched as a Google competitor, later shut down.
• Ruwiki / domestic Wikipedia efforts: described as unpopular despite promotion.
• Messenger attempts to replace Telegram:
  • Tam-Tam (“Telegram killer”): failure and scheduled shutdown
  • Messenger Max: heavily promoted but not widely adopted for real communication
• Engine / Unreal-like alternatives:
  • Now Engine: described as an Unreal substitute that stalled after funding and organizational changes.

Broader claim

Without competition, and with forced replacement, development is slower, marketing is worse, and users don’t adopt tools “made for reporting” rather than “for people.”

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Key conclusion / review-style verdict

The experiment is portrayed as psychologically and professionally damaging:

• Work progression stalls due to missing equivalents and broken updates/workflows.
• Communication with friends becomes nearly impossible.
• Over time, the creator reports irritation, “withdrawal,” and existential frustration.

Final judgment: widespread blocking and isolation reduce the internet’s scale and opportunity, leading to digital degradation and making it harder to build advanced systems. The creator also argues that AI progress suffers under isolation and blocked access to knowledge/tools.

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Main speakers / sources

• Main speaker: the video’s creator/narrator (first-person account) who ran the 30-day “Cheburetnet” sovereign-internet experiment.
• Referenced service sources (not speakers): Roskomnadzor (regulator), Telegram, VK, Yandex (Music/GPT), VK Play, Steam/Rutube (mentioned), App Store/Apple servers, Google Drive, and various Russian alternative platforms/messengers/search/engines:
  • Sputnik, Ruwiki, Tam-Tam, Messenger Max, Now Engine.