What a Disappointment!
The Russian football is not being shown! Sad, but in the grand scheme of things, not really! But suppose there was an elderly Muscovite, living in the UK, who was not very well and had been really looking forward to watching Spartak Moscow! ESPN have just made his day!
The Russian Attack
It would appear that Russia has been using Twitter, Facebook and other sites to silence a Georgian with whom they disagree.
I take a dim view of this, as I’m a great believer in free speech, but it doesn’t really matter that much. The fact that it’s now clear that the Russians attempted the silencing does them more damage, than one Georgian blogger.
Technology will continue to improve over the next few years and censorship of the Internet will make these sort of attacks much more difficult.
I do find it strange that Russia should use the Internet in this way, when according to Internet spam experts like SpamHaus, three of the top ten spammers are based in the Russian Federation. I think of phrases that use pot, kettle and black.
The Anonymous Widower 