Russia and Turkey block instant messaging platform Discord
Russia and Turkey block instant messaging platform Discord
Discord is now banned in Russia and Turkey decided to ban it too. This led to users trying to find a replacement and brought down the TeamSpeak and Revolt servers. Revolt even had to temporarily restrict registrations on the platform.
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Russia's communications regulator has blocked instant messaging platform Discord for violating Russian law, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, making the San Francisco-based company the latest foreign technology platform to be restricted in Russia. Discord did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia has for several years ordered foreign technology platforms to remove content it regards as illegal, issuing relatively small but regular fines when it rules that companies have failed to comply. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, last week ordered Discord to delete almost 1,000 items it deemed illegal and has previously fined the company for failing to remove banned content.
Sucks for them, it's pretty popular among 20-40s. I get that Discord isn't exactly a beacon of privacy, but western surveillance capitalism is preferable over FSB dragging your ass in jail for calling war "war".
Discord was banned in Turkey because of some kids were doing illegal shit like CCs and finding people's addresses, getting them swatted etc. Of course, the government couldn't control what's been going on until things escalate to a level of kids forming up mobs.
Turkey's egov system e-devlet suffered multiple data breaches in the last couple of years, that's one of the things that gave this internet mob kids the power to actually wreck people's lives.
Another day in middle east.
I don't want to be in Middle East.
I think we need to do our best to shut out any Russians from the rest of the world. Doing that makes people bitter and creates pressure on the Russian government
Now do WhatsApp.
It's weird that WhatsApp is still operational in Russia, despite Meta being labeled as a terrorist organisation. Them banning people sure love to half ass things
Rumour is that the Shahid Drones use Discord as a backend for Command and Control.
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Careful this is Lemmy[.]ml
Nothing of value etc etc
Dueling sanctions.
Why are they making it harder for me to learn Russian and Turkish :/
Props for trying your hand at Russian. Being a native speaker, only about a year ago did I realize how ridiculously complex the language is. From phonetics, to high context dependence, to word building and conjugation, I commend people who are tackling this abomination.
I am Polish, so it's not that hard for me :) But I've made a huge mistake of not learning where to put an accent (ударение) on each word, so my pronunciation might be way off for some words. Also I try way too hard to make sentences that make sense in Polish, but in Russian they might sound weird. Lack of practice, I guess. But I definitely see progress over time when I talk to native speakers (Ukrainian refugees mostly).
Russia and Turkey's decision to block Discord may be a wise move, given the current situation with Telegram. By taking a cautious approach, they may be able to prevent the spread of malicious content or protect their citizens from harm.
We should respect the differences in laws and regulations between countries and try to understand the context behind such decisions. Rather than criticizing Russia and Turkey, let's try to understand their perspective and consider the potential reasons behind their actions.
Anyway, no one noticed as the world has shut out Russia and Turkey. I'm surprised they allowed Russians to begin with.