crackdown on bloggers in russia

[dabroots]

Yes, indeed, Live Journal is owned by a Russian company, SUP Media, and has been since 2007. The oppressive move described in the linked article is one many of us has feared since Live Journal moved to a country governed by what is essentially a totalitarian dictatorship that discourages freedom of speech.

Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’, from the New York Times