Incoming!

[elf]

LJ's Russian overlords have changed the TOS - and the new official version is only in Russian. The short synopsis: They're making a lot of changes tied into Russian law about online content. Adult content ratings, liability for comments on your blog, etc. Oh, and they've hyped up the advertising.

Lots of people talking about backing up their journals and moving to DW; some are going to IJ. Many journal deletions and lockdowns.

So, new people... welcome? DW has been slow but it's very friendly, and it's run by fannish people who want us to enjoy our time here.

Comments

[azurehart]

I hate that I have to agree to the TOS just to get in to delete my posts. I'm going to keep the account empty just so I can read things that aren't found anywhere else.

At least until the site implodes from the rampant assholery.

[elf]

It's less likely to implode from assholery than be shut down in a couple of years for non-profitability. Eventually, the Russian overlords will realize that their English content-creators (1) don't like the terms and (2) really don't like the advertising.

This current TOS is likely the blow that will drop LJ below the threshold of sustainability - especially if comms like ohnotheydidnt decide they really need to move. There'll be pockets of activity, but with lots of people deleting or locking their journals, it'll look empty... except for the adbots.

And nothing draws in an active userbase like Russian pornbot accounts, right?

[denisia]

That really bothered me too, that I had to agree to terms I didn't agree with in order to get in there and delete my posts.

I've been cross-posting from DW and deleting my LJ content after a few weeks for years, so there luckily wasn't much there to delete, but still.

[moem]

And now I don't feel so silly for completely deleting my LJ a few months ago.