Russia bans access to the world's largest board game site 'Chess.com'



Chess.com , the most visited board game website in the world, has been banned by Russian authorities.

Chess.com Banned By Russia --Chesss.com
https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-com-banned-by-russia

According to Chess.com, the reason why the Russian Federation Communications, Information Technology and Media Authority (Roscomnazol) banned the site is as follows: 'On The Invasion Of Ukraine' and 'Ukrainian Chess' The page 'Players In Times Of War' was against the policy of the authorities.

On The Invasion Of Ukraine --Chess.com
https://www.chess.com/article/view/on-the-invasion-of-ukraine

Ukrainian Chess Players In Times Of War --Chess.com
https://www.chess.com/news/view/ukrainian-chess-players-in-times-of-war

The 'About the Invasion of Ukraine' page explains Chess.com's policy of 'supporting Ukraine', and the 'Ukrainian chess players during the war' page explains how Ukrainian chess players who have been invaded by Russia It mainly explains whether you are in need or not. According to Chess.com, Rothcomnazole tried to ban only the above two pages, but because the https specification could not ban only specific pages, it banned the entire website.



Chess.com is calling on Russian users to 'use the unbanned app version or use a VPN service to connect to the website.'

Regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Chess.com commented, 'We have renewed our determination to condemn Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine to the maximum extent and will continue to publish content that demonstrates this intention.'

in Web Service,   Game, Posted by darkhorse_log