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A major internet and mobile blackout in Russia has left millions disconnected, with platforms like Google, Discord, and Twitch offline, and widespread mobile operator outages. (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is just Russian internet infrastructure collapsing. Nothing to do with sanctions.

You don't think those might be related???

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Huawei still sells networking hardware to Russia. So that is not a problem.

Also T-Bank is Russian, as is Telegram at least somewhat. TikTok is Chinese and they do not sanction Russia.

[–] ticho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would guess the manpower drain of their costly Ukraine war has a larger effect than the sanctions. They are simply running out of people to work on stuff, throughout the country.

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It’s more than that. Russia is in terminal decline. The last batch of properly educated engineers graduated from Soviet schools in the late 80s. They are now retiring which leaves a huge skills gap. In the past Russia used Western expertise todo the work of building and maintaining oil fields etc. but that is cut off now. Chinese engineers can fill some of the gaps but they don’t have expertise in oil fields and certain types of engineering to replace Western expertise.

The war in Ukraine has only accelerated this process.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it sounds to me more like important services are being blocked.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

MTC is the largest Russian mobile carrier. T-Bank is a Russian bank. Telegram is mostly Russian as well, certainly not terribly Western. TikTok is Chinese. If this is blocking, then it is from the Russian side and not due to sanctions.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Good point.