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Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - Janit - 03-11-2022
https://www.pinkfloyd.com/news/index.php
11 March 2022
To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour's solo recordings are being removed from all digital music providers in Russia and Belarus from today.
Re: Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - mrbigstuff - 03-11-2022
I vote "dumb," as it's not achieving any positive outcome, by any measure.
Re: Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - vision63 - 03-11-2022
I say good because it's something they could do to demonstrate solidarity. Hopefully it's just temporary.
Re: Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - deckeda - 03-11-2022
It’s random, at best. But people want to do “what they can” I guess.
Re: Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - Racer X - 03-11-2022
Sounds like Russia is getting a digital Wall.................
Re: Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - Acer - 03-13-2022
They should embargo everything except "The Wall." Similarly for iconic anti-establishment songs of other artists.
In books, they can have all the copies of Animal Farm and 1984 they want.
Re: Pink Floyd has blocked access to their music in Russia and Belarus - RgrF - 03-13-2022
Beware meaningless tropes!
Send your spare bucks to Unitarian Relief or some other such folk who'll really honestly get the $$$ where it needs to get to where it's got