The 2020 pandemic has accelerated the transition of all spheres of public life to the Internet. Lockdown forced the decision to cease or act online. Over a short period of time, there has been a significant increase in the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the life of society. The study analyzes which areas and how they began to operate online and provides cases of the use of ICTs that seemed previously impossible (for example, weddings, graffiti, and protest rallies).

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... Some areas of life have been more prepared for the transition online than others. Education, many spheres of activity related to the creation of an intellectual product (programming, design, finance, media, public service, etc.) moved online most smoothly. In some cases, only part of the staff switched to remote work. Even some presenters of big media companies broadcast from home. If the election rally went online, the implementation of e-democracy was rare. The field of culture and sports practically could not offer anything other than existing and earlier recordings of concerts and tours or online training sessions. However, collaboration platforms and diverse communications tools became everyday practices during the lockdown. Some social practice (classes, prom, wedding, work meetings, etc.) moved to multiuser video games. The lockdown not only forced the large-scale experiment surviving in an online environment that identifies development trends but also raised many new questions.