RussianBlocker
Web and SaaS
website visitor blocking script
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 25 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.72.
Idea: 1 for, 25 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
Objections
Harms ordinary Russians who oppose the war, not the government
From 3 comments
Reported. This repository is clearly aimed at discriminating the whole nation of Russians who are a victim of dictatorship as much as Ukrainians are. I know what I’m talking…
cbrwizard on HNShowing support for Ukraine is good, but blocking Russian visitors can only help Putin make ordinary Russians - which jad no say in his war policies - feel under siege, which is…
danmaz74 on HNNot a good idea to harass people because you don't like what their government is doing.
curiousfab on HN
Ineffective at changing behavior or policy
From 2 comments
seems about as effective as holding up a peace placard to an armed soldier. good job stopping an invasion honey!! you get a gold star for doing your part! yay!
zaptheimpaler on HNI suppose statistically speaking you might be right, though I find it hard to imagine what kind of person is going to risk beatings or years in prison or worse over a minor…
retrac on HN
Akin to IP-based sanctions that hurt the populace
From 2 comments
Then we shouldn't be okay with sanctions either, because effective sanctions are about damaging the economy so badly that the current regime feels the risk of instability.…
threatofrain on HNI wholeheartedly agree, economic sanctions (including IP blocking) damage the populace far more than the regime. And it only increases resentment towards the powers that imposed…
cyber_kinetist on HN
Could be used to spread propaganda or discriminate by nationality
From 3 comments
I am a Russian thus I am biased, of course. I see this as a means to divide further and to attain higher moral ground - "do THAT" in case of alert or "you are not welcome here…
thesz on HNPlease don't do this, if anything you're helping with the propaganda that Ukraine is a "NATO puppet state".
dannyw on HNYes, punish the civillians of russia for the decisions of the global oilgarchs. I love the foaming-at-the-mouth war effort here. Lest we forget the true words of Hermann Goering,…
jesusofnazarath on HN
Requests
Offer better alternatives such as showing information about the war
From 1 comment
There are at least two better things to do than outright blocking: 1. Show them the peace address to Russian people by the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy. 2. Show them the…
mopsi on HN
Block only Russian government IPs instead of all Russian visitors
From 1 comment
Why not block only (rus) gov IPs for all services you're running?
jmakov on HN
Questions
How to geofence SSH by country
From 1 comment
Slightly off Topic: How to geofence ssh? I don't expect where to login from Australia, so I could restrict it
number6 on HN
Alternatives named
Showing peace address or war photos to Russian visitors
From 1 comment
There are at least two better things to do than outright blocking: 1. Show them the peace address to Russian people by the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy. 2. Show them the…
mopsi on HN