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Russia Blocks Google News

30 points by nelox 3y ago

nelox 3y ago
Confirmed: Metrics show that the Google News aggregator platform has become unavailable for many users in Russia; the incident comes amid heightened tensions between the Wagner paramilitary group and Moscow - NetBlocks
- 082349872349872 3y ago
  Re: "amid heightened tensions" see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36454139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36454139
rman666 3y ago
I always see stories like this. Like Facebook news influenced the election. Now about Google news. Does anyone go to Facebook for news? Or Google? I mean, if you search for something in the news, yes, but not as a starting point. Thoughts?
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- AlecSchueler 3y ago
  Many people use Facebook as their entire portal to the web. I'm sure enough people use Google News for them not to shut it down. I can imagine people clicking the news tab on Google search and I can also imagine some people using it as an unobtrustive but informative homepage, and that others may enjoy having news collected from different sources in one place (who aren't regular users of other social media).
- halJordan 3y ago
  It's not that people go anywhere. Google and Facebook hand then news and they never go anywhere else on their own initiative. If this is your first introduction, then perhaps your news-seeking routine is limited as well, in that there is legislation in major economies like France, Australia, and Canada who legislated breaking this stranglehold-money wise at least no one cares about an informed populace.
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zgluck 3y ago
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- postalrat 3y ago
  Should 9 day old account be allowed to control the rank of articles on hn?
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ChatGTP 3y ago
In other news: Russia is now a happier, smarter and more productive place. Russians lived happily ever after.
jtode 3y ago
Iron curtain...
rasz 3y ago
Did google news ran stories covering revolution unfolding in russia right now? Putins cook on a mission to kill mod generals. Southern Military District Headquarters in Rostov is under siege with wagner tanks aiming guns at the building. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1672443307153080320 https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/167244330715308032...

30 points by nelox 3y ago

Confirmed: Metrics show that the Google News aggregator platform has become unavailable for many users in Russia; the incident comes amid heightened tensions between the Wagner paramilitary group and Moscow - NetBlocks

082349872349872 3y ago
Re: "amid heightened tensions" see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36454139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36454139

rman666 3y ago

I always see stories like this. Like Facebook news influenced the election. Now about Google news. Does anyone go to Facebook for news? Or Google? I mean, if you search for something in the news, yes, but not as a starting point. Thoughts?

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AlecSchueler 3y ago
Many people use Facebook as their entire portal to the web. I'm sure enough people use Google News for them not to shut it down. I can imagine people clicking the news tab on Google search and I can also imagine some people using it as an unobtrustive but informative homepage, and that others may enjoy having news collected from different sources in one place (who aren't regular users of other social media).
halJordan 3y ago
It's not that people go anywhere. Google and Facebook hand then news and they never go anywhere else on their own initiative. If this is your first introduction, then perhaps your news-seeking routine is limited as well, in that there is legislation in major economies like France, Australia, and Canada who legislated breaking this stranglehold-money wise at least no one cares about an informed populace.

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zgluck 3y ago

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postalrat 3y ago
Should 9 day old account be allowed to control the rank of articles on hn?
- zgluck 3y ago
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ChatGTP 3y ago

In other news: Russia is now a happier, smarter and more productive place. Russians lived happily ever after.

jtode 3y ago

Iron curtain...

rasz 3y ago

Did google news ran stories covering revolution unfolding in russia right now? Putins cook on a mission to kill mod generals. Southern Military District Headquarters in Rostov is under siege with wagner tanks aiming guns at the building. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1672443307153080320 https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/167244330715308032...