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    345 months ago

    the biggest ISP in Russia, rostelecom, started throttling youtube by 80% last month and is planning a full blocking. It’s a curious choice though… even the hardest most Z people are not happy about it.

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      45 months ago

      It is a double-edged sword, because it would leave them blind to certain news without propaganda. Which could have direct and indirect consequences.

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        45 months ago

        there is a browser extension that loads websites without middleman interference, a lot of people are using that. apparently it even unblocks twitter and some other sites.

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          14 months ago

          China has ten times more people than Russia, they have a big enough market to support a full fledged alternative. Russia does not