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News & Current Events Apr 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM

Russia's tightening grip on internet fuels public discontent

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Russia's tightening grip on internet fuels public discontent
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Russia's tightening grip on internet fuels public discontent
Officials say the restrictions are for public safety, but businesses and the public are feeling the impact.
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No_Willingness9476 Apr 24, 2026 +46
"Nothing unites people faster than taking away their Wi-Fi
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artful_codger Apr 24, 2026 +17
Spare a thought for Edward Snowden, stuck in Russa for...blowing the lid on government surveillance lmao.
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Keljantri Apr 24, 2026 +5
Dynamic paywall hits different when its about fighting one
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 24, 2026 +20
Americans, say hello to your future.
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Vylaer_ Apr 24, 2026 +20
Doesn't the EU have stricter internet regulations than the US?
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staybehind23 Apr 24, 2026 +7
It's strict when it comes to gore, child p*** and hate speech, not in discussing politics.
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grathontolarsdatarod Apr 25, 2026 +6
The US government doesn't want to stop political conversation. Yet They want to know who, in particular, is saying bad things about them. ICE wants people identified.
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Electric4ce Apr 25, 2026
Well, there is a difference between saying shit like "ICE sucks", "Trump needs to get out of office" and saying "ICE agents need to be killed", "Can someone organize an assasination?" You try to advocate for "Free speech" but you know very well that hate does not go into that category (except for when it suits you). (I bet I'm on a list now)
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Vylaer_ Apr 24, 2026 +10
There's US regulation against discussing politics?
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[deleted] Apr 24, 2026 -5
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Vylaer_ Apr 24, 2026 +2
Trump admin removed had Speech safeguards removed. I for one would prefer social media to be more moderated like it was during Covid. Trump has plenty of authoritarian dreams, but he's run out of policial captial to do anything more and in 6 months his party will lose control of Congress and with that he will become a lame duck president. I get the hyperbole, but it's just not applicable on this topic.
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GaBeRockKing Apr 24, 2026 -1
> and hate speech, not in discussing politics. How convenient that the policies you support are legal to discuss and the ones you oppose are "hate speech."
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CeloSanityChase Apr 25, 2026 -2
EU regulations are rubbish, create bureaucracy, hinder the user, and don't solve anything
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FinePangolin3604 Apr 24, 2026 +2
Does Europe require uploading a picture of your face or drivers license to access all the common adult sites or is that just a US thing? Genuine question since I don't know much about their side and no comment even referenced that we have that here as an unofficial regulation.
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Vylaer_ Apr 24, 2026 +1
That's a state thing. Some states have stricter controls on p*** than others. Related some states are putting in more controls on adolescents accessing social media too. I support the social media stuff. Not sure how I feel about the p***, I guess it depends on the method.
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 24, 2026 -12
Yes, right now they do, and for good reason.
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Shotinthelight26 Apr 24, 2026 -6
Ha, tyranny but for a good reason. Congrats euros
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 24, 2026 -6
Yep, for a good reason.
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zIFeathers Apr 24, 2026 +8
Always finds a way to point at the US
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 24, 2026 -3
They're no different than Russians. I don't see the issue in making that analogy.
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zIFeathers Apr 24, 2026 +8
A true Listnook take
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 24, 2026 -2
Thank you. Have fun in your fascist wonderland. You have no idea what you're in for, but it will be lovely watching the results in the safety of Europe.
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the-es Apr 24, 2026 +5
I question your safety in Europe if you think russia is same as US.
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 24, 2026 +1
Don't worry about us over here, we're fine. No fascists, no problem 👍
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Athena_Pegasus Apr 24, 2026 +4
Nah, we have alternatives online already. Too many rural areas don't have traditional ISPs and set up their own network along with decentralized data archives. 
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MyAccountWasBanned7 Apr 24, 2026 +3
How does one connect to the internet without an ISP?
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New-Anybody-6206 Apr 24, 2026 +2
I think they are referring to an entirely different, smaller "internet" of their own, with only local servers available to connect to.
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Athena_Pegasus Apr 24, 2026
It's like a private Internet with its own isp, but small scale and slower. People set up servers in their cabins and homesteads with their neighbors, along with antenas and whatever else they need. Data from the mainstream Internet like Wikipedia can be downloaded on portable hard drives then uploaded to the private network. 
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WorkingAssociate9860 Apr 24, 2026 +2
Is that actually common though?
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IntelArtiGen Apr 24, 2026 +4
Tbh it seems it's the future of everywhere on the planet. I'm not sure internet freedom is getting better somewhere.
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EffectiveFar6993 Apr 24, 2026 +2
Crazy things this countries are doing to their citizens
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Tasty_Job822 Apr 24, 2026 +6
we’ve been hearing about public discontent in russia for years. The truth is they’re a slave nation with slave mentality and they will stay that way even if you take away all their freedoms.
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sfsolo Apr 25, 2026 -1
First of all how many dictatorships did you overthrow? For example US president is a pedo and ICE been killing people for nothing, are USA citizens slaves too? There were some protests which led to nothing. Are chinese people slaves?
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BroadResearch1283 Apr 25, 2026 -2
insert hitler speech bubble here
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CeloSanityChase Apr 25, 2026 +1
Add to that the Russian economy in shambles. Let's see how much the Russian people can take.
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