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TexasTowelie

(123,939 posts)
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 10:19 PM 15 hrs ago

Russia Shuts Down The Internet - Joe Blogs



Russia is shutting down the internet — not just censoring it, but turning it off. Hundreds of regions are now facing mobile and internet blackouts every month, cutting off payments, deliveries, and communication for millions of people.

The Kremlin says these shutdowns are for “security reasons” — to stop drones and protect military sites — but the real story is much deeper.

Each blackout costs billions, crippling e-commerce, banking, and remote work. Russia’s digital economy is collapsing under its own control.

In this video, I break down:

• How the Russian internet shutdowns are being enforced
• Which regions are affected and why
• The economic damage this is causing every month
• How cutting off information is also cutting off growth
• Why this may be Russia’s biggest long-term mistake yet

For specific details please check out the CHAPTER list below.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:30 CONTROL
2:53 WHEN
3:46 WHERE
5:06 ECONOMY
9:06 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
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Russia Shuts Down The Internet - Joe Blogs (Original Post) TexasTowelie 15 hrs ago OP
It's been shut down for quite sometime...... Lovie777 15 hrs ago #1
Coming soon to the streets of Moscow EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #2
AWESOME!! Do tell me how you posted this vapor2 14 hrs ago #3
Piece o'cake EYESORE 9001 13 hrs ago #4

EYESORE 9001

(29,260 posts)
4. Piece o'cake
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:38 PM
13 hrs ago

I’m a pirate tonight, but, apparently, this is no longer considered bandwidth piracy. Arrgh! It be goin’ on nigh a quarter-century ago when an irate admin replaced my image with gnarly pron, to my everlasting chagrin. The winds be a-blowin’ different now, and not one grievance be lodged agin’ yours truly.

You can copy the image URL (internet address) directly, like I did here, and paste it in your post. Sometimes, it takes more effort, like deleting everything hanging off the end of the URL after the ‘.jpg’, usually the first character after ‘.jpg’ is ‘?’. Just blow out that question mark and everything that follows and that may work.

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