Re:Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor
by FlyingBears on Friday August 09, 2024 @02:51PM
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Russia is trying to follow China's example to shed dependence on West controlled services and grow domestic alternatives. Which is long overdue since they don't have equitable access to these services.
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Re:Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor
by mechanical_bear on Friday August 09, 2024 @03:00PM
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Cutting yourself off from civilization is not the hallmark of a society that is growing in a positive direction.
Re:Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor
by type0 on Friday August 09, 2024 @05:07PM
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Russia considers itself to be its own kind of civilization, separate from Western, Chinese and others. It's all in a doctrine "Russian world"
Re:Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor
by lostmsu on Saturday August 10, 2024 @01:51AM
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You mean Russian government. I don't think people, trees, houses, and rivers care much.
Re:Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor
by bilinguliar on Friday August 09, 2024 @03:41PM
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I would speculate that growing local products is not the prevailing reason. An automated detection and detention of free thinkers is.
Re:Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor
by alamortsubite on Friday August 09, 2024 @03:03PM
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How does expelling foreign journalists fit into this plan?