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saoneI hope this works so I can finally uncross my fingers...
ETA - \o/
From the Moscow Times - Blog service LiveJournal.com, which has been down for much of this week, admitted Wednesday that the problems were caused by hacker attacks, not technical malfunction...
An attack of this scale costs about $15,000 to organize, Gazeta.ru said.
It is the third such attack on LiveJournal, which is the main platform for political dissent in Russia, since March. Previous attacks targeted popular bloggers, including whistleblower Alexei Navalny, which led to speculation that pro-Kremlin groups might be involved.
That, right there, is why I'm sticking with LJ 'til the bitter end. LJ may have its various problems and issues, but what it boils down to is this blogging site helps promote and protect free speech in places where speaking your mind can put you at risk.
ETA - \o/
From the Moscow Times - Blog service LiveJournal.com, which has been down for much of this week, admitted Wednesday that the problems were caused by hacker attacks, not technical malfunction...
An attack of this scale costs about $15,000 to organize, Gazeta.ru said.
It is the third such attack on LiveJournal, which is the main platform for political dissent in Russia, since March. Previous attacks targeted popular bloggers, including whistleblower Alexei Navalny, which led to speculation that pro-Kremlin groups might be involved.
That, right there, is why I'm sticking with LJ 'til the bitter end. LJ may have its various problems and issues, but what it boils down to is this blogging site helps promote and protect free speech in places where speaking your mind can put you at risk.