Signal Boost
Aug. 5th, 2011 03:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Originally posted by
deathpixie at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS
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For those wanting to know more about the recent DDoS attacks, yes, it looks like it was the Russian government trying to shut down the dissidents again.
As I said last time, while it's frustrating not to have access, LJ is a lot more than a social network platform. From the article:
"LiveJournal isn’t just a social network. It’s also a platform for organizing civic action. Dozens of network projects and groups mobilize people to solve specific problems — from defending the rights of political prisoners to saving endangered historic architecture in Moscow."
So while I know many are considering the move over to Dreamwidth and other such sites, supporting LJ is a way we can help support those who use it for more than a writing/roleplaying/social venue.
Also, as a FYI, LJ is giving paid users effected by the outage two weeks of paid time as compensation.
As I said last time, while it's frustrating not to have access, LJ is a lot more than a social network platform. From the article:
"LiveJournal isn’t just a social network. It’s also a platform for organizing civic action. Dozens of network projects and groups mobilize people to solve specific problems — from defending the rights of political prisoners to saving endangered historic architecture in Moscow."
So while I know many are considering the move over to Dreamwidth and other such sites, supporting LJ is a way we can help support those who use it for more than a writing/roleplaying/social venue.
Also, as a FYI, LJ is giving paid users effected by the outage two weeks of paid time as compensation.
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Date: 2011-08-05 07:34 am (UTC)This doesn't seem like a good idea, crashing the servers of large companies in other countries, as well as interfering with the computers of citizens in other countries, for your own governmental ends. Seems like there could be a lot of problematic repercussions if this continues.
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Date: 2011-08-05 01:14 pm (UTC)And my impulse to complain about this is checked by thinking "First World problem" but I strongly suspect it is not just a First World problem.
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Date: 2011-08-05 08:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-07 12:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-07 12:19 am (UTC)