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Given the recent news about LJ, I'm not sure whether I want to stay here. The fact that I'm not Russian and so therefore not subject to that country's laws is not the point. I don't want to support a platform that is prejudiced against LGBT people. I am one, after all! If anyone reading this has more info about what's happening, please feel ( Read more... )

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LiveJournal has now been down and/or nearly down for several days. I'm sick of it. If you want to read what I have to say, here's my Dreamwidth account. I'll be back on LJ when -- and if -- it becomes usable again, but for now DW is the place to find me.

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Got a paid LJ account? You may not have one for very much longer. Someone has ferreted out a comment on the Russian LJ which suggests that LJ will drop paid accounts in the spring. Not that we poor English-speaking users got told, though that's hardly surprising given that LJ has virtually shut down its US office, again without telling ( Read more... )

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This week only, Dreamwidth are offering free sign-ups without the need for an invite code. So, if you're annoyed with LJ -- or even if you just want a Dreamwidth account as a backup -- now is the time to get one. I've already got one (same username as here) and anyone on my Friends list who added me there would be added back without any ( Read more... )