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deltav · 03-14-2014, 12:14 PM

Looks like the Russian government brought the hammer down on a few high-profile Russian-based opposition sites yesterday.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/russia-b...314-hviyf.html

Would be curious to hear from the Russians on this board how they feel about it. I know more than one of those guys has angrily denied any claims that Russian media might, just might, not be 100% free and might in fact be hanging out with the Sword of Damocles (i.e. Putin) hanging over their head. It's one thing to control editorial content of your major & state-run media channels (this happens anywhere), another entirely to totally shut down opposition news sites while your country gears up to strong-arm territory from a sovereign nation under trumped up 1938 Sudentenland/Poland-style "we're protecting ethnic Russians/Germans from nonexistent persecution" claims.

I'm sure those guys will chime in here with some convoluted reasoning why the media shutdown is okay, or to explain it didn't exactly go down as external news is reporting - and if so, I'd genuinely like to hear about it.

MaDalton · 03-14-2014, 12:25 PM

something along the lines of "when you break a law"...

Antonio · 03-14-2014, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by deltav

Looks like the Russian government brought the hammer down on a few high-profile Russian-based opposition sites yesterday.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/russia-b...314-hviyf.html

Would be curious to hear from the Russians on this board how they feel about it. I know more than one of those guys has angrily denied any claims that Russian media might, just might, not be 100% free and might in fact be hanging out with the Sword of Damocles (i.e. Putin) hanging over their head. It's one thing to control editorial content of your major & state-run media channels (this happens anywhere), another entirely to totally shut down opposition news sites while your country gears up to strong-arm territory from a sovereign nation under trumped up 1938 Sudentenland/Poland-style "we're protecting ethnic Russians/Germans from nonexistent persecution" claims.

I'm sure those guys will chime in here with some convoluted reasoning why the media shutdown is okay, or to explain it didn't exactly go down as external news is reporting - and if so, I'd genuinely like to hear about it.

You trying to reinvent the wheel or something?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedom_indices

deltav · 03-14-2014, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

You trying to reinvent the wheel or something?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedom_indices

Sure, I know what most in the West think about it. Mostly curious to hear the Russian point of view, whether justification or dissent.

WDF · 03-14-2014, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

something along the lines of "when you break a law"...

Indeed!

I am surprised the Propaganda Army has not laid siege to this thread already!

deltav · 03-14-2014, 02:41 PM

Apparently the Russians have outsourced their media suppression to Crimea too. Sweet, classic Soviet/Eastern Euro style!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/wo...sion-vote.html

EddyTheDog · 03-14-2014, 02:50 PM

I saw it on the BBC and I thought about posting it - Its a waste of time though - CyberSEO and the gang will come on and just blindly deny it - Total waste of time...

03-14-2014, 12:14 PM	#1
deltav Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,243	Russia blocks opposition/dissident internet news sites Looks like the Russian government brought the hammer down on a few high-profile Russian-based opposition sites yesterday. http://www.smh.com.au/world/russia-b...314-hviyf.html Would be curious to hear from the Russians on this board how they feel about it. I know more than one of those guys has angrily denied any claims that Russian media might, just might, not be 100% free and might in fact be hanging out with the Sword of Damocles (i.e. Putin) hanging over their head. It's one thing to control editorial content of your major & state-run media channels (this happens anywhere), another entirely to totally shut down opposition news sites while your country gears up to strong-arm territory from a sovereign nation under trumped up 1938 Sudentenland/Poland-style "we're protecting ethnic Russians/Germans from nonexistent persecution" claims. I'm sure those guys will chime in here with some convoluted reasoning why the media shutdown is okay, or to explain it didn't exactly go down as external news is reporting - and if so, I'd genuinely like to hear about it. __________________ ********* DeltaofVenus.com - Vintage Erotica from the 1800s through 1979 Last edited by deltav; 03-14-2014 at 12:15 PM..

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deltav Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,243	Apparently the Russians have outsourced their media suppression to Crimea too. Sweet, classic Soviet/Eastern Euro style! http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/wo...sion-vote.html __________________ ********* DeltaofVenus.com - Vintage Erotica from the 1800s through 1979

03-14-2014, 02:50 PM	#7
EddyTheDog Just Doing My Own Thing Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Spain, New Zealand, GFY - Not Croydon... Posts: 25,190	I saw it on the BBC and I thought about posting it - Its a waste of time though - CyberSEO and the gang will come on and just blindly deny it - Total waste of time...