That reminds me of back when the hardliners held Gorbachev prisoner. They shut down the TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, magazines and every other media. But they didn't think to shut down Relcom, the internet service provider just off of Red Square, and it's 56k internet connection to Finland. Volunteers compressed US and European news articles, and kept Yeltsin up to date on everything that was really happening.

https://youtu.be/8VAHy76QO7o

How the internet saved Russia from the hardliners

This is a clip from a 1995 program called "The Internet Show". Most of it is pretty painful to watch now, but this bit is fascinating. In 1991, a bunch of ol...

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Awesome idea.

https://botsin.space/@kottke/110344989775297474

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2023-05-10 15:02:03

Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat designed a map in Counter-Strike with a secret room that delivers factual information on the war in Ukraine to Russian players who only hear propaganda on the news. https://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000009555855.html

War in Ukraine | Secret room inside popular game contains independent journalism forbidden in Russia

Lue lisää aiheesta.

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