People are quitting LiveJournal in droves after Russian owners ban political, LGBTQ t
 

People are quitting LiveJournal in droves after Russian owners ban political, LGBTQ talk
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Venerable blog platform LiveJournal is **w saying goodbye to some of its biggest users, after an**uncing it's taking steps to comply with Russian law.

The platform, which moved its servers to Russia in December last year, updated its terms of service last week, Gizmodo reports.

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Under the terms, content deemed as "political solicitation," or that "contradictory to the laws of the Russian Federation" will be banned.

Russian law gives censors sweeping powers to ban political and pro-LGBTQ content under the guise of national security. But critics say the law has been used as an excuse to discriminate against the LGBTQ community. Read more...

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