Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
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Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#2to understand full picture one needs to factor in Russian hate speech laws under which any political critical statement is de-facto a felony crime of "spreading/flaming up hate on the political and social grounds" . Doing it in the mass media is a major aggravating factor (like doubling the prison time and multi-fold increasing the fine). The mentioned "draconian law" converts any even mildly popular blog, FB/VK page, twitter feed, etc. into mass media and thus, in particular, adds such and aggravating factor to any political critical speech on the blog/page/feed.
Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#3If the US really would like to hit Putin in the balls, they would offer all Russian university graduates (at least in STEM) a green card and a one way flight ticket to the US.
Since 9/11 and the effects on immigration to the US there has been a whole lost generation of Russian techies sitting on the benches, not being able to join the rank of Brin and other over here. Lots of very smart, very well educated people.
Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#4If the US really would like to hit Putin in the balls, they would offer all Russian university graduates (at least in STEM) a green card and a one way flight ticket to the US. Since 9/11 and the effects on immigration to the US there has been a whole lost generation of Russian techies sitting on the benches, not being able to join the rank of Brin and other over here. Lots of very smart, very well educated people.
that's what people outside and even many inside don't understand about Russia - many people there, even university graduates, will stay there at their own will. Putin is really supported by the Russian people - that is the real deep problem, ie. the problem is with the people not with the one of them who just happened to be the leader.
To "adamnemecek" (below) - no. Unfortunately support of Putin (or at least of the national ideas he is actively using/riding/associating himself with) among the "enlightened" people is appallingly high. The people mentioned by the parent have had ample opportunities to emigrate and they haven't.
Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#5If the US really would like to hit Putin in the balls, they would offer all Russian university graduates (at least in STEM) a green card and a one way flight ticket to the US. Since 9/11 and the effects on immigration to the US there has been a whole lost generation of Russian techies sitting on the benches, not being able to join the rank of Brin and other over here. Lots of very smart, very well educated people.
that's what people outside and even many inside don't understand about Russia - many people there, even university graduates, will stay there at their own will. Putin is really supported by the Russian people - that is the real deep problem, ie. the problem is with the people not with the one of them who just happened to be the leader. To "adamnemecek" (below) - no. Unfortunately support of Putin (or at least of the…
Presumably Putin is supported mainly by people who don't fall in the category of people described by the parent comment. Sure there might be some who support him but I'm guessing that most don't.
Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#6If the US really would like to hit Putin in the balls, they would offer all Russian university graduates (at least in STEM) a green card and a one way flight ticket to the US. Since 9/11 and the effects on immigration to the US there has been a whole lost generation of Russian techies sitting on the benches, not being able to join the rank of Brin and other over here. Lots of very smart, very well educated people.
While I agree that this strategy might work out well for the US, I'd like to point out that the US doesn't do this for any countries currently.
Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#7 It means bloggers with more than 3,000 daily readers must register with the mass
media regulator, Roskomnadzor, and conform to the regulations that govern the
country's larger media outlets.
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#8Discussion earlier today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8118678
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Re: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media
#10As a Russian, I no longer care. Either this starts to change, or I'm out of here. There's an upper bound of shit one is ready to absorb even for the nice pay.
The war in Ukraine might be the tipping point, but not in the sense you would perhaps think.