Several dozen Russian LJ blogs – including quite a few top-ranking ones – got suspended for no obvious reason tonight, causing a massive LJ outcry. LJ user tarlith-history compiled a list of suspended blogs [1] (RUS), calling the incident a “Blogocaust Night.” LJ user oleg-kozyrev called [2] (RUS) what happened a “blogocide.” LJ user dolboeb wrote [3] (RUS) that this could have happened as a result of a hacker attack on LiveJournal's admin console. The suspended blogs were restored within a few hours.
Russia: Dozens of LJ Blogs Suspended, Then Restored
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Digital Activism, Technology