• What has happened to rt.com?

    From Dave@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 24 10:59:24 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a
    conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed to
    find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language website, is
    no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so it isn't just a
    website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com has been taken
    down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an
    assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population who
    aren't being left to draw their own conlusions. "Nothing to hide,
    nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the Russian
    "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?

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  • From Dave@21:1/5 to Dave on Sat Mar 25 10:54:23 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    On 23 24, Dave wrote:
    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed to
    find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language website, is
    no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so it isn't just a website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com has been taken
    down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population who
    aren't being left to draw their own conlusions.  "Nothing to hide,
    nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the Russian
    "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?
    Turns out this is to do with the DNS servers, not the .com registration.

    Some work, some don't. Never knew that the DNS servers could be edited
    in the UK, and on what legal authority. Of course at times of emergency
    the Secretary of State has wide and sweeping powers, is the UK in an
    unreported war?

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  • From KWills@21:1/5 to Dave on Sat Mar 25 06:23:19 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:59:24 +0000, Dave <dwickford@yahoo.com> wrote:

    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a >conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed to
    find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language website, is
    no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so it isn't just a >website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com has been taken
    down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an >assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population who
    aren't being left to draw their own conlusions. "Nothing to hide,
    nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the Russian
    "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?

    Nothing. The site is up and running as of the time I post this.

    --
    KWills
    Strategic Writer.
    Psychotronic World Dominator.
    And FEMA camp activities director.

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  • From KWills@21:1/5 to Dave on Sat Mar 25 06:27:37 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:54:23 +0000, Dave <dwickford@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On 23 24, Dave wrote:
    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a
    conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed to
    find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language website, is
    no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so it isn't just a
    website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com has been taken
    down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an
    assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population who
    aren't being left to draw their own conlusions.  "Nothing to hide,
    nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the Russian
    "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?
    Turns out this is to do with the DNS servers, not the .com registration.

    Some work, some don't. Never knew that the DNS servers could be edited
    in the UK, and on what legal authority. Of course at times of emergency
    the Secretary of State has wide and sweeping powers, is the UK in an >unreported war?

    I suspect, but have no means to check, it was a glitch somewhere
    between rt and you. When I checked, moments ago, the site was working
    fine.

    --
    KWills
    Strategic Writer.
    Psychotronic World Dominator.
    And FEMA camp activities director.

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  • From Ian Jackson@21:1/5 to ChadleeBryantIs@Pedophile.tru on Sat Mar 25 20:11:50 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    In message <0ktt1il3kol71s9mrdglo93hsur9bc6k0f@4ax.com>, KWills <ChadleeBryantIs@Pedophile.tru> writes
    On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:54:23 +0000, Dave <dwickford@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On 23 24, Dave wrote:
    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a
    conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed to
    find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language website, is
    no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so it isn't just a
    website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com has been taken
    down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an
    assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population who
    aren't being left to draw their own conlusions.  "Nothing to hide,
    nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the Russian
    "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?
    Turns out this is to do with the DNS servers, not the .com registration.

    Some work, some don't. Never knew that the DNS servers could be edited
    in the UK, and on what legal authority. Of course at times of emergency >>the Secretary of State has wide and sweeping powers, is the UK in an >>unreported war?

    I suspect, but have no means to check, it was a glitch somewhere
    between rt and you. When I checked, moments ago, the site was working
    fine.

    For me, it depends on which website I'm coming from prior to selecting
    RT. From google.co.uk it usually connects without delay. From other
    websites it can be very slow, or (more often) fails to connect at all.
    --
    Ian
    Aims and ambitions are neither attainments nor achievements

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  • From A. Filip@21:1/5 to D. Ray on Mon Mar 27 13:10:46 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    D. Ray <d@ray> wrote:
    Dave <dwickford@yahoo.com> wrote:
    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a
    conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed
    to find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language
    website, is no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so
    it isn't just a website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com
    has been taken down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an
    assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population
    who aren't being left to draw their own conlusions. "Nothing to
    hide, nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the
    Russian "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?

    But when Russians do something like that, it’s censorship and should
    be condemned.

    Do what I say, don't do what I do :-)

    --
    A. Filip : Big (Tech) Brother is watching you.
    | Believe everything you hear about the world; nothing is too
    | impossibly bad. (Honore de Balzac)

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  • From D. Ray@21:1/5 to Dave on Mon Mar 27 10:16:02 2023
    XPost: uk.politics.misc

    Dave <dwickford@yahoo.com> wrote:
    As someone who likes to hear both sides of a story before reaching a conclusion (it's an attribute of being civilized), I am disappointed to
    find that rt.com, the Russian state media English language website, is
    no longer available. It is not even coming up on DNS so it isn't just a website technical issue, but rather seems like rt.com has been taken
    down by the internet infrastrucure.

    I thought decisions like this were for the UN, but it may well be an assertion of US control of cyberspace (or at least .com domains).
    Freedom of speech means rolling with the waves, including the bad
    breakers. Generally it seems a disrespect on the global population who
    aren't being left to draw their own conlusions. "Nothing to hide,
    nothing to fear" is their slogan, so what is the dirty on the Russian
    "better dead than woke" approach they are trying to hide?

    But when Russians do something like that, it’s censorship and should be condemned.

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