Regarding the New Live Journal...

[glennagirl]

I know the reactions have been mixed, and a number of people feel as though it isn't anything different from previous arrangements.  A lot of people seem to be finding out that it is a big deal, and that abiding by Russian law will severely limit the freedom to choose certain topics, preferences, etc

Comments

[the_wretching]

I read that this morning. I, too, found it bleak. Or at least, it upset me.

I guess the question is how accurate is it really, and how much do the overlords care about (or how much are they really monitoring) such things? I would infer from how fandom-dominated LJ has become in the last decade, that if slash is only a third of those communities and blogs, it's still a huge portion of their customer base (English language users anyway.)

So.... I'm not sure if we should be worried. And I'm not sure if, assuming what the blogger above says is true, we shouldn't just leave the site on principle.

At any rate, when it comes to leaving LJ, I really don't wanna. But I will keep my ear to the ground a bit. And I am already on DW, though I haven't joined the UNCLE comms over there.... was rather liking having the compartmentalization.

[bluemeanybeany]

My instinct is to say the Russians won't overly care about the English language stuff, but the Presidental elections are coming up in 2018 and that usually leads to a clamp down on non conservative (to Russian society at any rate) viewpoints. However it's also the World Cup in 2018, and countries hosting usually behave more liberal and happy smiley when the rest of the planet is coming to visit.

[gilda_elise]

Didn't we always have to warn minors of slash stuff? And considering the climate in the US, I'm not sure how different all this is going to be if things keep going in the direction they're going.

In any event, the worse they could do to me is close my account. Why would I do the work for them by leaving now? I'd be surprised if anything happens, but if it does, it does. Until, and unless, I'm forced to, I'm not leaving.

[alton_lust]

Perhaps we'll use code. "Dont they look like partners? Yeah, they teamwork, you can tell from that look he just gave. Those two want to file boring paperwork for /hours/."

[the_wretching]

I like it!