Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS

[ladyhadhafang]

Originally posted by deathpixie at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS
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:

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[kinofsimon]

Wowzers. Didn't realize it was that big.

[That's what she said!]

...Terrible, terrible. So Putin doesn't like LJ? Interesting...

[ladyhadhafang]

XD That was pretty awesome. XD

Yeah. *Sighs* Pretty much that. :/

[kinofsimon]

I can see it now...

"So an ex-KGB spook and an LJ blogger walk into a bar..."

...Don't know where I was going with that...yah...

[ladyhadhafang]

Heh. That's awesome. :3

[merlewhitefire]

I just use it to spew my politically unpopular vitriol.

That said, um, yay civic-mindedness?

[ladyhadhafang]

Yep. Pretty much. :)