Well, Damn

[clocketpatch]

You've probably already heard, but LJ's recent DoS attacks are apparently being perpetuated by the Russian government in order to force anti-corruption bloggers onto other websites where they can be more easily shut down.

I should also mention that there was a key-logger on lj that tried getting past my Firewall just shortly before all of this began, so do be making sure you've got anti-virus/a good firewall/adBlock people. Since the aim of these attacks seems to be shutting to site off permanently, copying your journal to somewhere like DW is probably a good idea. I've got one invite if anyone wants it.

All that said... this makes me fonder of LJ then I've been since the whole Facebook debacle. In the interest of freedom of speech (and, let's not lie, my own laziness), I'm not migrating at the moment.


http://globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/bric-yard/russian-blog-site-under-attack


http://putinwatcher.blogspot.com/2011/04/cyber-war-on-russian-activist-bloggers.html

(links taken from THIS post)

Comments

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

I agree - I agree completely. Backing stuff up is prudent, but I think moving somewhere else now would just be giving in. We'll fight them together! By squeeing about Doctor Who! That'll show 'em!

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I don't buy that it's the government, in no small part because Medvedev has an LJ (also because it's just too stupid--block the site if you want, a la China, but LJ is global, not Russian, even if a helluva lot of Russians use it. It's a rotten PR move. And if anyone's good at the PR, it's the (ex-)Communist countries.

I would totally buy that a group like Nashi, the pro-Putin youth group who are, IMHO, adorably insane, would do something like this to try to help their pal out. But I just don't buy it as a government action. Not yet, anyway.

I do, however, completely agree that it's bullshit and that it's a rather frightening example of how much some people don't give a toss about free speech (or are, in fact, entirely threatened by it).

[greatbriton.livejournal.com]

This shit is so crazy

[eve11]

is it easy to port your whole lj to a dw account? or do you have to go post by post or something?

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

How did you know about the key-logger? Did your virus software warn you?

[sbmshaneomaniac.livejournal.com]

I will take you up on that invite, if you don't mind.

Got way too much stuff on my journal to lose.