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Is DP blocking Russian users?

Rogue Valley

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We have a Russian user here who claims that Debate Politics is blocking accounts that utilize Russian ISP's and the only way he can access Debate Politics is via a VPN.

I don't believe this yarn at all and it seems to me that this Russian user would prefer that his "flag" be anything other than the Russian flag. The VPN is used for masking his country of origin.

For the record, can an Admin or Moderator put this particular claim to bed? I'm tired of hearing this accusation against DP being repeated over and over and over.
 
Whoever this person is, would they actually believe the DP admins if they were to answer this?

It's widely known that Russia has been actively restricting access to the open internet for its people. And this user needs to use a VPN to get to DP? Gee, imagine that.

Yet the poster goes straight to blaming DP for that instead of his own government? Sounds like they have very questionable judgment, to say the least.
 
I know war thunder completely removed their chat when Russia invaded.
 
This shit again?
 
Yes, it does seem from casual observation that some moderators use their position to vet people who do not fit the profile desired for DP as they see it, which is greatly out of sinc with the general public.
 
SayMyName said:
Yes, it does seem from casual observation that some moderators use their position to vet people who do not fit the profile desired for DP as they see it, which is greatly out of sinc with the general public.
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Examples?
 
I would be fine if it does. That is one less vector of misinformation.
 
Let me put it another way, then. You do not deserve any of my breath.
 
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