The extremely interesting situation with LiveJournal is happening now in Kazakhstan.On the evening of October 7, access to LiveJournal services was lost.
Moreover, access using anonymizers, proxies, and even just addresses to the addresses of the mirrors - exists and works well. But getting directly to the server
www.livejournal.com directly - does not work.
Today is the 13th, but the causes of the problem have not been found, at least, they have not been announced. Assumptions built many.
The discussion thread in the Center of gravity forum
is here ...
The first and main idea of the majority: a live journal is closed by order of the President personally. In view of the fact that the blog of the well-known oppositionist and scandalous relative of the President Rakhat Aliyev is open on it.
Oddly enough, it is precisely this idea that is perceived by almost everyone as the only true one.
Users do not want to take into account even the handwritten print traces of the site, which clearly show that the stop occurs directly at the addresses of LJ. Moreover, the neighboring address (204.9.177.19) opens without problems and access to the logs through it is also carried out without problems.
Statements by technical experts that a problem is being searched for and it will be solved - also not counted.
Also noteworthy is the fact that this version was adopted by information services and agencies:
Lenta.ru ,
Polit.ru ,
Openspace.ruUralPublicity Monitor ,
Stringer.ru ,
Vebplanet.ru ,
Rosbalt ,
Clerk.ru ,
Reuters ...
The list, I think, if desired, even google will easily continue ... :)
It seems that the situation developed in 2005 , when, due to a technical power failure, LJ services were unavailable for several hours around the world. Then blamed the Russian government.
The few voices that are trying to soberly assess the situation and consider it from a different angle simply remain unanswered.
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Conclusions that can be reached are disappointing:
1. The technical level of network users is so low that they are simply unable to perceive the technical information received.
2. It is extremely beneficial for certain circles to present the situation in the light of a conspiracy, totalitarian, world light, or vice versa parochial plot (underline the appropriate).
3. After the problem with LiveJournal is resolved, the situation will be remembered as the government’s live journal blocking, and not as a technical or organizational problem.
Today,
the kzletter community has announced a collection of signatures to the letter directly to the SUP leadership, chairman of the board of directors Andrew Paulson. Email will be sent on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Follow the news… :)