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Interesting seeing this website with a .ru domain. Haven't been following them, but seems like they're based in Latvia. I don't think they would live comfortabl
by asveikau 3y ago
Interesting seeing this website with a .ru domain. Haven't been following them, but seems like they're based in Latvia. I don't think they would live comfortably being physically in Russia, but also seems like the state could seize the domain.
- dralley 3y agoThey also have a mirrored .press domain
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- Klaster_1 3y agoThe Insider has been systematically repressed by the Putin's regime: * "Foreign agent" label in 2021. This means massive restrictions on income sources and a target of gradually increasing restrictions as years go by. * "Undesirable organization" in 2022. Donating to such organizations is a criminal offense. * Roman Dobrokhotov - the Insider founder - has been wanted in Russia since 2021.
- acdha 3y agoHow does that not translate into the .ru domain name being seized?
- Klaster_1 3y agoAs far as I'm aware, no ".ru" domains have been seized yet from media independent from the Russian government. Instead, they prefer to block website access - by law, every ISP has to install DPI-enabled hardware, which is used to censor the net.
- Glacia 3y agoWhy seize a domain when you can just block it country wide?
- gotts 3y agoseizing the domain would give them nothing. Insider has a well established brand, they can easily reopen it in any other domain. Also getting some private information during the registration process might be helpful for the state.