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Maksim Usenko
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Will dropbox be blocked in Russia?
Hi everyone, I'm trying to find any official news/statements dropbox accessibility from Russia, maybe you can share some links
Chetvelli_Andrey
New member | Level 2
On Feb 24, 2022, at 4:00 am, Russia started a war with Ukraine to take over a sovereign European country. On 28 Feb: 352 civilians died (16 kids) and 2040 are injured (45 kids). Ukraine needs military assistance, as its armed forces are much smaller than those of the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, the EU countries and NATO are afraid to help armed participation in the war, fearing Putin's threat to launch nuclear weapons. The international community, including the EU countries and the United States, is working to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
We ask Dropbox to join the sanctions against the global aggressor and restrict access for all users from Russia. Since this service is popular with Russians and is used to store and transfer information related to the unleashed world war and propaganda content files, as well as individuals and companies from Russia involved in the outbreak of war or participating in it.
Since the start of the war, all Russian banks are under sanctions, therefore, it is also necessary to delete all accounts that are paid with cards of Russian banks.
These measures may limit the activities of peaceful professionals from Russia. But now, when their colleagues and friends from Ukraine are being killed by the Russian military, we ask you to support global sanctions against Russian aggression that began in Ukraine.
War is aggression, destruction, and selfishness!
War is fear, poverty, and despair!
discodisco
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
This won't be a sanction against Russian aggression. This is a boycott about only people who can change something.
This will restrict human rights organizations in Russia help people both in Russia and in Ukraine.
I am Russian and I am not opposing economic sanctions, even though my family has nothing to eat.
But boycotting fighters with the regime by limiting instruments, and then ask why Russians don't do anything?
- SashaOK3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Good day - I am still alive. Today I woke up at 6 AM because of loud boom. The 14 floor building was targeted with russian bomb or rocket while people were sleeping there, which is 10 mins walk from my house.
The advice: every time you hear the story about "good russians" - read the history of Ukraine book. Since the Golden Horde founded this s**t it destroys everything around them.
Of course you still have a chance to make the period of reparations and contributions shorter. The nation of slaves could make only famine revolutions (or as we call "hamburger revolution"). So, yes every business which does not want to go together with russian warship should stop any operation there. And Yes, the "special financial operation" (we do not call it sanctions) should be continued and become harder to stop destroying of Ukrainian cities and killing of Ukrainian people.
Still waiting the Dropbox to stop any work at the territory of aggressor.
- Chai2343 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Sorry to break the news to you, but the current government of Ukraine is the aggressor and started all of this. Why should Russia be banned and lose access to their data security because of instability that has been going for literally hundreds of years.
I'm Ukrainian Jew with Russian family. The same people the West is now supporting killed my family 100 years ago, and again in 2014. War is terrible, but you can't just make a one sided case for things. There wouldn't be a war if the USA had leadership. This is 100% on the US. Should we ban people here in the US too?
Let's all just get along and leave politics for the voting booth. Putin was fairly elected but was gradually dropping off in support until this happened. Sanctions just will make Russian compete.
Finally, a couple of the most influential engineers at Dropbox were Ukrainian Jews too. They (hopefully) know that 'Slava Ucraini' is hate speech and what they say when Jews and other minorities are murdered by the cossacks. Unless you know who Petliura, Bandera, Khelministky, and how they tie into current day nationalist beliefs, then you have no business making a political argument about this.
War crimes? Yea, they are coming from both sides. Let's stop this, but trying to cancel people is just going to make Dropbox a target for an attack. Dropbox should play zero role in this. If they are ordered to sanction Russia from internal sanctions, they should divest, sell off, and fight tooth and nail to protect people's data. This is what is important for this forum, not politics.- SashaOK3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
No politics here. This forum is the place to discuss Dropbox clients problems and supporting bloody regimes is a problem. And it is not only about Dropbox. Every business should cancel russia. It is the only way to stop the wild horde from east.
And do not call you Ukrainian Jew - Chai234 seems you are putin's Jew, infected with kremlin propaganda. You are still using kremlin fakes to talk about historical personalities - read history books based on facts and forget about russian mythology.
My grand grand mother buried on Babyn Yar (recently was attacked by russian rocket - the family with children died there).
My grand mother with grand father moved to Stryi (West of Ukraine) in 1943 to hide from hitler nazi and russian communists.
My relatives from St.Peterburg moved to Israel a long time ago (so they were not infected with this propaganda).
We do not call us "Ukrainian Jews" - we all are Ukrainians (does not matter what religion we have).
And Yes, as it has never been a hate speech (only in sick russian's fantasies), Glory to Ukraine, Glory to USA, Glory to EU, Glory to Israel and to all other partners. And glory to all heroes who help us to protect from russian fascism.
- Igor803 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Please write more! Dont stop! Take more time to text! Keep hate! Sure you have found the target of your life, im glad on you!
- leocleo3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
The company had the good sense not to shut down the servers. Everything works in Russia!
Thanks for this !
The truth is with us!
You yourself will see everything in the future!
Down with Nazism and propaganda!
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