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Russian Government Threatening To Block Reddit Over Cannabis
An anonymous reader writes: The Russian Government is threatening to block the social linking site Reddit across its country if they do not comply with removing a thread dedicated to growing cannabis. According to a post on VK.com, Roskomnadzor the Russian FCC, has asked Reddit administrator to read their emails and their social media posts stating that they want /r/trees brought down which had posted an article about growing narcotic plants. Recently, Reddit changed its rules to allow illegal discussions on its site but they say that they would continue to block things such as copyrighted material.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/3grpdf/tifu_by_getting_reddit_banned_in_russia/
distilling Vodka. Written by homosexuals ... who dislike Assad.
Discussing cannabis growth is not illegal. Actually growing cannabis is.
The Central Committee has, however, approved and recommended the following:
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Has posted a Today I Fucked Up about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/...
Seems to me that Reddit should run the numbers and tell Putin to go fuck himself.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
They should have discussed how to grow trees instead.
This censorship push only works if people cooperate with it. If they are forced to block half the internet then the entire regime fails.
Simply refuse to cooperate. Call their bluff.
So Reddit gets blocked OFFICIALLY in Russia? So what? There are lots of tools to bypass that stuff and the more that Russia employs censorship the more Russians will employ anti censorship tools. Unless Russia goes full North Korea and isolates the entire Russian internet... they're not going to be able to control it.
And frankly if they did go full north korea... why would Reddit care? Big US internet companies that have global penetration keep getting threatened by Spain or France or Russia... "do this or else"... if we didn't care if China blocked us then why would we care about Russia?
Make my fucking day, punk.
I've decided to stop wasting my time responding to AC trolls/sockpuppets... so if you want a response from me... login.
It's not cannabis. FSKN (Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation) didn't like this post which is about shrooms https://www.reddit.com/r/rudru... At the moment it's blocked in Russia on Reddit side as far as I can see. I suspect Reddit may get unblocked very soon because of that.
When write with no article, sound like chinaman.
very interesting post
Erfi Magazin online pentru copii
I don't know where, or when you checked, but you better re-check. You are completely confused if you think that. There is this twisted and pervasive idea that if 51% of the population votes that my kid should have to do or refrain from doing something that I should have to comply. You can "protect" your kids from drugs, but don't lie to yourself and think you have a say regarding mine. I'll handle the raising of my own children, thank you very much.
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
There are numerous models of portable ashtrays. Some of them are quite sophisticated.
Last time i checked a country has the right to protect its youth from drugs...
If protect its youth from drugs translates to prohibit these drugs for everybody then there is something wrong, especially when considering that a legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco are way more damaging than Canabis.
In that case the US (and quite a few other countries) should watch out. They're getting there.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Sonny, I really enjoy that you consider me "youth", but frankly, as soon as you don't get asked for ID anymore when buying liquor, you're no longer "youth".
So please stop protecting me, ok?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Finally no more RT shills telling us about the wonders and joys of living in the greatest nation of the planet, under the beloved glorious Leader Wowa?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
It has already been blocked: http://reestr.rublacklist.net/... - welcome to Russia.
Most sane people who value privacy and freedom in Russia use TOR or VPN, because far too many websites are blocked while they contain a single "infringing" document. Unfortunately when we're talking about HTTPS the only way to block the infringing document is to take down the whole website.
Do you really want the hassle of ID access for many websites?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
Because growing plants is such a big threat to national security.
Sheesh.
Political correctness is really just herd psychology pushed by insecure people who desperately seek social conformity.
No. Your webpage wants to ID me to access it. Ok.
NEXT!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Or how several countries fuck with Uber and so on and on and on?
That was an odd example. Most countries have clear laws regulating passenger traffic that Uber clearly violates. There is no legal difference between Uber and any other illegal/gypsy cab, even if they come with a cool app and hype.
Do toilets at the Moscow airports count as an official smoking room? The thick fog of smoke makes it disgusting going for a slash every time I've transited through Moscow.
The post in question had nothing to do with cannabis. It was about indoor growing of Magic Mushrooms.
sorry for my comments, I'm drunk
I do not know. I do not live in Russia. I've just read about fines for smoking not in the designated places for smoking and for dropping butts on the ground.
Normally in airports there should be smoking areas made from a glass panes.
At least they are making some effort to reduce smoking. It will not be fast for sure, as it is extremely difficult, almost impossible to quit smoking. Tobacco is kind of a drug too, which is extremely addictive. And a social fabric is important part of this addiction.
At the same time, smoking, including passive one, is hazardous for health. It is already almost proven beyond doubt by medica science. Besides, butts on the gtound cause fires, especially in a forest.
... Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. And don't think of coming back, we don't give a shit if you create your own internet.
Buck Feta. You know what to do.
I guess they will try anything to get focus away from the Ukraine and MH17 (pay no attention to the psychopath behind the surface to air missile system, but look over here at the evil plant you are trying to grow).
Well dang, I am thinking that giving them the knowledge would allow them to mellow out a bit and let them wake up from their vodka induced stupor so they do not again mistake a very large passenger plane for their own Russian-built fighter jet.
That works only until the judge finds out that damage that your activities cause weight more than the benefits of your company as a parent.
That works everywhere in the West. It also has its side effects - when one party accuses the other of something unthinkable and gets benefits from the judge or authority that deals with kids welfare. Seen that happening to parents. Kids get most hit but parents suffer there too. Sometimes it works of course and drug abusing sex offenders may be prohibited from abusing their children.
When drugs are bad, factually educate people on why. One thing I know for sure is prison and jail are bad for people. How ever bad you think pot might be, prison and jail will fuck that person up more.
If various drugs are illegal to protect people from said drugs, for gods sake, protect the people, don't incarcerate them and ruin their lives more than the drugs might.
My point is, you want "them to stop protecting you" because you are an adult. But how else they know that than by asking for an ID?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
The USA's CIA helped overthrow the legitimate government of Ukraine to put in the present one, and you somehow think Russia is the cause of problems in the region?
In order to be anonymous you need a crowd to blend into. If you add a bunch of reddit users to the list of drug sellers and buyers using anonymity systems it becomes much harder to pin-point what someone you know is using the anonymity system is doing. The same thing is true for blocking copyright content. If more people are forced into using the anonymity system it becomes more difficult to guess at who is doing more risky stuff based on just there network traffic use and spikes (like publishing a video of a protest would most likely look the same as illegally uploading copyright'd content). Without this anonymity set you can more easily take an educated guess that a user uploading large files is doing x,y, or z. Maybe all of which are illegal. If so the government can just bust down the door. If not then they'd have too many doors to bust down thus making it much more difficult to pin-point.
That's funny because I thought Colorado was still in the U.S. where it is illegal and you were only getting away with it because we have a president who refuses to enforce the laws of the United States.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Can you coherently explain why, when they wanted to ban alcohol consumption on federal level, that took a Constitutional amendment; but when they wanted to ban other substances, somehow, magically, it's just a simple law?
Where exactly in the Constitution does it grant Congress the authority to regulate the growth and consumption of drugs (or anything else) that doesn't cross the state boundary?
What does the Constitution have to do with anything? The Constitution is no longer in effect in America.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
I concede your point that the world is full of self-righteous scumbags who hide behind a veil of common ignorance while wearing silly robes.
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
By default. If I was a minor, my parents would have had the duty to ensure I cannot access a page I am not supposed to access.
Don't shift the burden of raising your kids on society. It's YOUR job. Not mine.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
When is the medical community going to grow some balls and start having a little integrity ?
Boy, easy to see that you are a user.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Unfortunately the entry barrier to parenthood is very low (and in fact, even lower for the stupid) and there are no technical solutions to bad parents so either we only allow intelligent and responsible people to breed or, as a society, we'll have to accept a part of this burden.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
Sorry, but no. I am in no way willing to surrender my freedoms because OTHERS cannot be bothered to take care of their offspring. So your kids will read how to grow weed, this is YOUR problem. Not mine. And if you do not want them to do so, it is YOUR duty to block those pages. Not mine.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
We'll talk when you get older and assaulted and robbed by the very same low-life kids you've insisted only they parents should raise, not the society as well.
If children are abandoned, they grow up criminals.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap