r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h ago

Society Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent—Now Questions Are Mounting

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-struck-yandex-data-centers-russian-bots-went-silent-now-questions-are-mounting-23339
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u/Monterey-Jack 18h ago

You mean we could have fixed this bot problem all this time we just cut russia off from the internet?

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u/f_crick 18h ago

It’s just temporary. They’ll eventually adapt to whatever the circumstances are.

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u/MaybeLithiumFlower 17h ago

This is one place the increase in tech costs due to AI is actually a good thing. It's extremely expensive and difficult to source the parts to build a data-centre now. And if Ukraine could hit that one they can possibly do it again.

Russia being kept off the internet would be really nice for a while.

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u/jeefzors 17h ago

if they could keep it up during election season, that'd be great

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u/ItalianDragon 16h ago

Perhaps we can ask Zelensky to strike Russian data centers offline just in time for the elections ?

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u/big_trike 15h ago

It would certainly benefit Ukraine if Russia had less influence on the US and Europe.

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u/digiorno 15h ago

Certain several Ukrainian generals are prioritizing this. Taking wind of the conservative sails around the globe will only help Ukraine.

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u/MaybeLithiumFlower 14h ago

Ukraine might just save the world.

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u/youngishgeezer 15h ago

I'm sure they know this.

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u/GrandpaJim420 9h ago

"Ukraine, if you're listening"

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u/okwellactually 5h ago

Ukraine, if you're listening....

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u/Mshell 3h ago

If enough people donate money and ask them to, maybe they will be able to...

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u/kent_eh 16h ago

if they could keep it up during election season, that'd be great

And not only during USA's election season.

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u/Atomic235 15h ago

They should keep it up for their own sake. A lot of the poison flowing out of Russia is intended to disrupt support for Ukraine's defence.

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u/FlashFlood_29 13h ago

It's a tactic that will pay off dividends if they keep it up