Holy shit.
The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social
I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner
No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host
UPDATE: Hetzner ignores their requests and we're in the clear: mstdn.social/@stux/11366257336…
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Mrs Raven
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Beowulf
in reply to Mrs Raven • • •@cassandracorvid Discord is really the best and secure service.
This is achieved through a lack of transparency and centrality.
We should really prefere it over the fediverse.
Think about it...
Discord would probably follow such a request more quickly and you cannot do anything against it - different here.
@stux @Bellingcat
Mrs Raven
in reply to Beowulf • • •@Beowulf
It's not a zero sum thing. Use what you want.
stux⚡
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Dear Putler,
Go fuck yourself to hell.
Sincerely
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Steve Loughran
in reply to Tobi • • •@tobi from a legal perspective, the traditional response is "we refer you to Arkell v Pressdram, 1971" -which then requires any unfamiliar with that precedent to look it up before discovering the response is "fuck off"
proftomcrick.com/2014/04/29/ar…
Arkell v Pressdram [1971]
Digital, Data & Policyjolly rhys
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat Thank you for posting this and thank you for your excellent response.
There's no end to how insidious Russian manipulation is in trying to shift views, and there's much too much apologia for it online — including on the Fediverse.
Being open and transparent about it like this is super helpful in combating it.
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Urban Hermit
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat Well, that's a follow.
I wish I knew the exact post that has them sweating, undoubtedly something true and secret that they didn't think could be implied by evidence.
People who conduct assassinations probably should not let things they are afraid of be known. But they wouldn't be violent if they were clever.
Yeah, fuck you Putler.
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Glenn
in reply to Urban Hermit • • •Paul Cantrell
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PaulNickson 🕊️
in reply to Paul Cantrell • • •Leszek
in reply to Paul Cantrell • • •Ben Eric Angeli
in reply to Paul Cantrell • • •@inthehands @Bellingcat
Same here. A new follower for them!
The Gibson
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat
oh good... they are getting bold.
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
in reply to stux⚡ • • •stux⚡
in reply to stux⚡ • • •If we do need to comply with Hetzner on this, I'm gonna look into an option to get mstdn.social in-home, like literally so they won't be able to touch anything
But that's a last resort since I do not have the hardware not money for that currently
At least there's options just in case
@Bellingcat
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BrianKrebs
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat Tell them that if they want to contact you they can download a Windows .exe file that functions (allegedly) as random number generator. That is, after all, what they ask others to do who wish to contact them.
krebsonsecurity.com/2021/06/ad…
Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB
krebsonsecurity.comstux⚡
in reply to BrianKrebs • • •@briankrebs @Bellingcat Holyy... Wow
I'm surprised this surprises me anymore
The Gibson
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@briankrebs @Bellingcat
They've acted against Mastodon instances in the past... but this is the first time I remember it being through an official policy channel.
Jingle Ariels
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to Jingle Ariels • • •@stux @Bellingcat
that's not the point
they push to see how far they get
you would be surprised how far people can go just by complaining
they weren't successful here, but they are often successful elsewhere
just by complaining
unfortunately #russia has had some limited success harassing #hetzner in the past:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzner#…
however, you'll note the incident at the bottom of the incident list on wikipedia shows that hetzner has taken a new harder line towards russia
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✶Rayotron✶
in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •@benroyce @arichtman @Bellingcat
From reading that article it looks like Hetzner's priorities about Russia are finally set in a good way. Unfortunately they have a long history of employee screwups which could still be a problem.
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Gnosyz 🖖
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Тр3тий Сергеевич
in reply to Gnosyz 🖖 • • •@ZySoua @Bellingcat Roskomnadzor. Fuck, they've found out about us.
Maybe we should advise Russian users of mstdn to migrate lest they get DPI'd.
tessarakt
in reply to Тр3тий Сергеевич • • •Gnosyz 🖖
in reply to tessarakt • • •Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to Gnosyz 🖖 • • •Roskomnazgul is the preferred nomenclature for this evil censorship creature 🤭
kbity...
in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to kbity... • • •Orcskomnadzor it is then 🤭
kbity...
in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to kbity... • • •ilias
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat fucking pieces of shit, their grubby hands are now trying to abuse Mastodon...
appreciate the call Stux, I can help composing a reply towards Roskomnadzor in russian if needed haha
Alex
in reply to ilias • • •@DM_Ronin @Bellingcat
Russian warship,
Go fuck yourself
Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй
Alternatively:
Российское правительство, иди на хуй
(Russian government, go fuck yourself)
I would also add "Slava Ukraini" to piss them off more.
Maybe I should never write such replies ;)
Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to Alex • • •@DM_Ronin @stux @Bellingcat
i prefer the less direct and more casual diss. they are used to direct conflict, but a little patronizing sleaze pisses them off more
something like
"Омич полуёбок, скажи ты наркоман? я просто тоже где то там живу, могли бы вместе уёбывать наркотики"
("Hey, half-fucker guy from Omsk, tell me, are you a junkie? Because I live here somewhere too, we could shoot drugs together")
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ilias
in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •Toran J. Shaw
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat
What was the 'offending' post about?
Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to Toran J. Shaw • • •@toran @Bellingcat
the complaint cited the account, not a post
so it's a simple matter of "violated russian law by saying truthful things that hurt our fascist fee fees"
Grant 🇺🇦ArmUkraine🇺🇦
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Jonathan Lamothe
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Jason Howard
in reply to stux⚡ • • •And now I follow Bellingcat. The Russian government can go eat a bag of dicks.
Ollie
in reply to Jason Howard • • •Yours Truly! Unruly
in reply to Ollie • • •@distinctdipole @jhoward @Bellingcat
Let them eat farts!
GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat
Prolly some troll from Xitler’s little sewer made a request.
Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACY
in reply to stux⚡ • • •@Bellingcat Russia, if you're listening:
go fuck yourself.
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Jay Stephens
in reply to stux⚡ • • •Good on you. They can't Novichok every mastodon admin.