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Almost my ENTIRE friendslist first page is community mods posting about bailing this sinking ship for Dreamwidth, due to terrifying new LJ User Agreement.
Q: Is Good Omens Exchange one of them?
A. Yes.
In a nutshell here are some good reasons:
1. This move is mostly aimed at silencing and/or spying on Russian activists, not fandom. This doesn't mean fandom is safe here, nor it is something people outside of Russia should be supporting, directly or indirectly.
2. Essentially, all free speech and copyright law application on LJ effectively becomes that of Russia, not the country the user is in. Yikes.
Q: Is Good Omens Exchange one of them?
A. Yes.
In a nutshell here are some good reasons:
1. This move is mostly aimed at silencing and/or spying on Russian activists, not fandom. This doesn't mean fandom is safe here, nor it is something people outside of Russia should be supporting, directly or indirectly.
2. Essentially, all free speech and copyright law application on LJ effectively becomes that of Russia, not the country the user is in. Yikes.
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Date: 2017-04-07 02:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-07 06:36 am (UTC)But okay, if they want to scare people they've done it.
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Date: 2017-04-07 06:50 am (UTC)LJ was indulging in "censorship" when it was owned by Americans too. I recall a huge fuss about a decade ago, about pornography, I think. The present situation is not substantively different from the previous one, for those of us not living in/nationals of either the US or Russia.
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Date: 2017-04-07 12:15 pm (UTC)This is to say nothing of the vile Russian laws against "homosexual propaganda," which our blogs and comms are now also subject to. Obviously Russian criminal penalties can't reach people outside Russia, but post something pro-gay, or a slash fic, and you're subject to deletion. So, yes, the present situation is substantively different.
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Date: 2017-04-08 12:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-10 04:14 pm (UTC)