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.
criminalize it so they can be forced to enter military service or go to jail
Sorry if I’ve missed something obvious, but how does Discord being legal or not in any way influence conscription policies which ALREADY carried join-or-go-to-jail, enforced by the people who have the guns?
The mandatory conscription for men age 18-30 only lasts one year. This can force them back into military service and be used to enhance selective enforcement against dissidents.
Sorry if I’ve missed something obvious, but how does Discord being legal or not in any way influence conscription policies which ALREADY carried join-or-go-to-jail, enforced by the people who have the guns?
Like, I’m not seeing the relationship.
The mandatory conscription for men age 18-30 only lasts one year. This can force them back into military service and be used to enhance selective enforcement against dissidents.
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%.
They let criminals out of jail and send them to the meat grinder