Alert - LJ servers have moved to Russia

[phyncke]

A friend just texted me and I just saw this tweet -

https://twitter.com/sergeybratus/status/812403796911554561

LJ's servers have been moved to Russia which leads me to have lots of security concerns about this platform. I am wondering if any of you feel the same way or have any ideas about what to do about this. I cross post most of my entries to LJ anyway but I still have to log in here to read the flist. I am worried about the security of this platform and LJ seems like a relic. My friend who is more up on these things - urged me to abandon the site because it is a security concern and there is a risk in using the site.

So I wonder if there is another site for fandom things or if people are interested in migrating to dreamwidth which is a similar platform. I already have an account over there.

Anyway. I wanted to see what the feeling is and if you even knew about this. Thoughts, feelings and concerns? I think this is a real issue and may effect my ongoing presence here.

I welcome comments on this topic and really want to know what you think.

Edit -
Here are some additional references and posts to read -
http://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1584606.html
http://siderea.livejournal.com/1330197.html

Comments

[jaiden-s.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure LJ has been run by Russians on Russian servers for several years now. It is what it is. I have no plans to migrate anywhere. My DW accounts are primarily for role play. Blogging is done here. Most blogging sites, including DW, are not nearly as popular as Tumblr or Instagram.

That being said, I have nothing financial or otherwise tied to this LJ, so if it is "hacked" or whatever, I don't really care.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Most sources disagree with you - LJ has been on California servers until very recently and this does have implications. You may not care about your blog content so you can let it go. I don't have anything vital on here but have enjoyed the community here and other people might value their content. My journal is backed up to DW at any rate.

Do what you want!