Why is it zero cost to lock out customers? That presumably has a very direct and obvious cost to the person making the decision.
As to what it achieves, well at the very least it's conveying some information that Russians won't be getting via their usual media.
Why is my blog down? Oh because my country is murdering innocent people again.
I thought people who used the phrase 'virtue signaling' liked and supported Putin? So kind of confusing to use it to critique actions taken against him and try to excuse him from blame for the consequences.
As to what it achieves, well at the very least it's conveying some information that Russians won't be getting via their usual media.
Why is my blog down? Oh because my country is murdering innocent people again.
I thought people who used the phrase 'virtue signaling' liked and supported Putin? So kind of confusing to use it to critique actions taken against him and try to excuse him from blame for the consequences.