I tested this by trying to access reddit using several different Russian IP proxies, and none were successful, so this Russian-wide ban looks real. Whether the ban is purely related to "magic mushroom cultivation", as these Russian sources suggest, seems a bit unlikely, though.
Reddit, one of the most popular destinations on the Internet, has been added to Russia's list of banned websites. The Federal Drug Control Service decided to block the site after discovering what it says is content promoting the use of illegal drugs.
The offending content was a page titled, "Minimal and Reliable Methods for Growing Psilocybe [Mushrooms]." Because Reddit uses https protocol for secure communication, many Russian Internet providers (perhaps 30 percent, according to the government) will block the website in its entirety.
On August 10, Russian censors complained that they were unable to contact Reddit's administrators. "We assume that the website is simply understaffed during the summer holidays, but this is no excuse to risk [losing] its entire audience [in Russia]," officials said publicly.
Where is the conspiracy in this? It is widely known that Reddit has been used fuck with Motherland's reputation.
By the way, it is fun how westerners cry about Russia being a ''dictatorship'' while russians give ZERO(0) fucks! But of course, all that Motherland bans is the product of the western values(like being gay - pervert of the nature) and Reddit - the western propaganda.
I've seen this source again. What a bullcrap website. Antigovernmental as fuck.
By the way! Reddit is not the Promised Land of free(? lol) speech and yes it is a good thing that they banned it. Less russian liberal scum will be spilling the name of my country!
Russian government bans websites quite frequently, so I completely do not understand the love this country gets from /r/conspiracy. Here's a short list of blocked content:
If you stop to notice how much anti russia propaganda there is on big subs, even then there is an even larger movement to suppress internal american matters, such as riots etc. Whilst making the external forces the main enemy of focus.
Reddit is after an all an american company/website.
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4 Sabremesh 2015-08-12
I tested this by trying to access reddit using several different Russian IP proxies, and none were successful, so this Russian-wide ban looks real. Whether the ban is purely related to "magic mushroom cultivation", as these Russian sources suggest, seems a bit unlikely, though.
3 axolotl_peyotl 2015-08-12
3 axolotl_peyotl 2015-08-12
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3 kebutankie 2015-08-12
They won't be missing much. Mostly just propaganda nowadays anyways.
5 ghostofpennwast 2015-08-12
Why even be on reddit? Russians can't vote for Sanders.
2 TinyEars7 2015-08-12
How unfortunate for Russia.
1 blackbaze 2015-08-12
You seem disappointed, my little admin.
Where is the conspiracy in this? It is widely known that Reddit has been used fuck with Motherland's reputation.
By the way, it is fun how westerners cry about Russia being a ''dictatorship'' while russians give ZERO(0) fucks! But of course, all that Motherland bans is the product of the western values(like being gay - pervert of the nature) and Reddit - the western propaganda.
I've seen this source again. What a bullcrap website. Antigovernmental as fuck.
By the way! Reddit is not the Promised Land of free(? lol) speech and yes it is a good thing that they banned it. Less russian liberal scum will be spilling the name of my country!
Sincerely a pro russian ukrainian separatist
1 DaneelR 2015-08-12
Russian government bans websites quite frequently, so I completely do not understand the love this country gets from /r/conspiracy. Here's a short list of blocked content:
Website about EVE online because of article about EVE boosters, slang-named "drugs".
Russian satirical wiki lurkmore.to for article about suicides.
Google CDN servers for some pics.
GitHub for text file with humor about "N ways to commit suicide".
Vimeo for ISIS videos.
Web Cache of Yandex, the largest search engine in CIS.
Largest Ukrainian Programming community for... reasons?
They are also considering to block Facebook over gay emoji.
Basically, Putin has successfully resurrected the censorship from the Soviet Union times.
1 Lord_Augastus 2015-08-12
If you stop to notice how much anti russia propaganda there is on big subs, even then there is an even larger movement to suppress internal american matters, such as riots etc. Whilst making the external forces the main enemy of focus.
Reddit is after an all an american company/website.
1 blackbaze 2015-08-12
Exactly!