Russia's communications regulator has blocked the instant messaging platform Discord, citing violations of Russian law. The platform did not respond to requests for comment. This move highlights ongoing tensions between technology platforms and governments over regulatory compliance and data privacy.
Ah that makes a lot more sense: I had just assumed conscription was quite a lot longer than just a year for some reason.
It’s certainly a good target if you wanted to criminalize the group of people you want to conscript since the overlap is probably pretty much 100%.