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What Happened to Rt.com?

Earlier thread here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30466791

The site is still completely inaccessible for me, all I get is error 403 and I've tried tunneling through various countries.

Never seen a DDoS attack being sustained for so many days, I suspect something else is going on. Some of their regional offices seem to have shut down in the wake of the Ukraine invasion but there have been no news reports of censorship of the website itself, or that it's offline.

Can anyone still access it? Do you guys know what their IP is? Been wondering if the DNS resolving has been messed with.

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https://www.rt.com/russia/551256-how-access-rt-censorship-by...

Serious attempts have been made in Western nations to silence RT, following Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine. The EU Commission has given regulators in the bloc’s nations powers to ban the media outlet. If you’ve faced difficulties accessing RT’s content due to those restrictions, here are some steps you can take to bypass them.

1. If you’re reading RT on your smartphone, you can use our Android app, which can be downloaded via this link.

2. On your PC, you can use the Tor browser, which can be downloaded here. RT’s website address in Tor remains the same: www.rt.com. If Tor doesn’t work for you, or is unavailable via regular means, you can resolve this issue by sending an empty email to gettor@torproject.com and you will be sent the necessary link.

3. Another way of circumventing restrictions is to use the Psiphon censorship-bypass tool, which can be downloaded for Windows, Android, and other systems. (Windows download here, direct Android download here, and other options here). Alternatively, you can use a VPN service of your choice.

4. You can also stay in touch with RT through Telegram by subscribing to RT’s soon-to-be-reborn channel there.

Thank you. The thing is there was no official announcement that the website has been blocked anywhere. I know how to use TOR and VPNs, still can't get access and I've tried many countries now.

I just want to understand what's going on. Seems like some others still have access so it seems like a weird me problem. Never experienced anything of the sort before.

No matter what is your stance. It is always important to listen to both sides, and exercise your critical thinking.

RT's YouTube channel has been blocked in my country just today. I thought the west was all about freedom? (Not that I believe that, especially as they torture Julian Assange and commit horrible atrocities against Palestinians)

rt.com is still there and it is working fine. Now it is under a DDoS protection service; rendering predictable script-kiddie DDoS attacks completely useless.

It’s working fine.

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