Comment on Theoretically speaking, if one wanted to sail the seas while being not very tech savvy – is using a VPN (Mullvad) enough? I would never, of course… but theoretically?

• homes@piefed.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m very sorry to hear that your mother is stuck in Russia, but at least she has access to the real world Internet.

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  • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Thank you. Yes, it sucks. She is 81, and chose not to come here (USA) because everything she knows and her friends are all in Russia. It was really tough for her to be anti-war and lose friends over it, but at least she has not fallen for any propaganda like my dad did. I’m really proud of her, she uses a VPN and knows how to do a lot on the internet for her age.

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    • meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Now I’m curious. What is Russian news saying about the war?

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      • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I am not the best source for that because my mom avoids watching the government channels. But what I do know is they only report “positive” stuff about the war, like how Ukraine is being “liberated” and how Russia is valiantly fighting for its life and values. It’s sick. They never report on true casualties on either side and just say they only hit military targets.

        When I lived back there in the 80s and 90s, we experienced a temporary reprieve from this kind of bullshit. For a short period of time, people felt free. The economy sucked, but it actually felt good to know you had a semblance of freedom of speech, comparatively speaking.

        Now it’s back to fucking Stalin times. Like they say, all of Russian history can be summed up as “and then it got worse.”

        If you want to learn more about Putin’s rise to power and how it was back then, I highly recommend The Man Without A Face by Masha Gessen. It was written in 2012, and it shows exactly who Putin is.

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      • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Russia is winning. All Ukrainians are Nazis. NATO made us do it. That should about cover it.

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      • hexagonwin@lemmy.today ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        try searching for rtnews

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Theoretically doing something right, you mean.

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  • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    *Cough… yes, of course.

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• tomiant@piefed.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Mullvad is fucking leg¹t.

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