In Russia The words spoken by the Orthodox patriarch in recent days are causing a lot of discussion Kirill, head of the Moscow Church. He in fact pointed out the smartphone e internet as “tools of the devil”.
Interviewed by the TV channel Russia 1, the religious highlighted the “dangers” resulting from the growing diffusion of these technological innovations. In the opinion of the patriarch, the development of an "increasingly connected" world risks favoring "advent of the Evil One”. The Antichrist, according to Kirill, could easily "infiltrate" this network of connections and use it to "check the world".

He stated: “Smartphones and other internet-connected gadgets are making people more and more vulnerable. Anyone who uses these technological discoveries is inserted into a gigantic system of collection of personal data. If the Antichrist decides to direct his abominable influences towards the people who control this global network of connections, he will effectively have the entire human community in his grip. If the devil conquers dominion of the world wide web, he will envelop billions of souls in his coils and distance more and more people from faith in Christ.” The patriarch then urged smartphone owners and internet users to "be cautious". Kirill then concluded the interview by providing some clarifications: “My words should not at all be interpreted as an attack on technological development. What I condemn is the progressive transformation of the latter into a wicked system, aimed exclusively at controlling and stealing the identities of billions of individuals”.
The statements of the head of the Moscow Church have provoked criticism from several ong Russian women fighting for media freedom in the Slavic giant. These immediately branded the religious man's invective against the "degeneration" of technological development as "support" for restrictions imposed in recent months by the Kremlin against the web and social platforms.
Putin's recent strategy also includes bill presented to the Duma last December by the federal government. Through the measure in question, the Russian president intends to create a "national internet network”, as, in his opinion, the current global system of connections would be jeopardizing above all the “spiritual unity of the nation".