Russian Watchdog Blocks Viber Messaging App

An anonymous reader writes: Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked access to Rakuten-owned Viber messaging app, the latest in a line of social media services to be banned by Russian authorities. In a statement, Roskomnadzor said the block was related to a violation of rules concerning the prevention of terrorism, extremism, and drug dealing.

They are correct...

[muffen]

In a statement, Roskomnadzor said the block was related to a violation of rules concerning the prevention of terrorism, extremism, and drug dealing.

Makes sense, if Russians can't use it, you are preventing all those things :)

Can't wait

[Baron_Yam]

Russia's crashing demographics, Putin sending the nation's future to get mulched in Ukraine... maybe Ukraine falls and we get Cold War Pt II, but no matter what Russia's not in as good a position as the USSR in 1922. It'll fall faster and harder and I doubt anybody's going to reach out a friendly hand afterwards like we did last time.

China's going to feast on the remains, though. Those natural resources are tasty.

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[arglebargle_xiv]

As John McCain put it, "Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country".

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[newbie_fantod]

Yeah, everybody laughed a Donald Trump too.

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[Baron_Yam]

Clowns can be dangerous, and the only reason not to laugh at him is because he's dangerous.

Trump isn't 'strong' or smart because he got elected by a heavily propagandized, under-educated nation indoctrinated to be selfish and short-sighted. And even then he only fooled a little over half the population.

ob

[Hognoxious]

In Soviet Russia, frosty pisses YOU!!!!