Well friends…

Feb 25, 2022 09:29


I always joked that I didn’t trust the American tech companies so why throw rocks at livejournal for being a Russian one?

But at least American tech companies aren’t trying to openly start WWIII. As a paid user, I have to think a little about who I'm supporting.

Is this the end for us, livejournal friends? Are you leaving?

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fizzywizzywuz February 25 2022, 20:39:16 UTC
I will remain on LJ

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kanzeon_2040 February 25 2022, 20:51:06 UTC
I want to point out to anybody who is interested - there are also more direct ways to help those Ukrainians who are being displaced by the war. One way is to donate cash to the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency. They're on the ground and offering help right now.

https://www.unhcr.org/

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sidleypkhermit February 26 2022, 23:46:20 UTC
Two other good organizations for US-based folks to look into are IRC (International Rescue Committee) / rescue.org and HIAS / hias.org.

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dark_phoenix54 February 26 2022, 00:39:56 UTC
I have a DW account, but I'm not leaving here. I have friends here who do not have DW accounts, so to interact with them I must be here. But I did drop my paid account here and changed my DW account to a paid one.

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aerodrome1 February 26 2022, 02:07:53 UTC
I don't want to leave LJ after almost twenty years, but I will move over to my mirror site at DW if the LJ management becomes a mouthpiece for Putin's war. I have a paid account, and I'm agonizing over that. I don't want my money going to some oligarch who hopes to feast on the spoils of Ukraine.

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adafrog February 26 2022, 02:42:27 UTC
I am at both sites.

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