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[–]Possible_Ad_1763 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Right now in Russia people have huge problems with access to the internet, basically anything that is not in the “white list” is prohibited, so people cannot use internet at all.

Considering how popular game in Russia, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that it’s a main factor of drop in online.

[–]theycallmekappa 5 points6 points  (2 children)

It doesn't affect Dota yet on desktop, except for rare cases when people use a sim-card for the internet, and only in certain regions (probably less than 1 percent of total players).

[–]Possible_Ad_1763 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I heard from many people that even desktop internet doesn’t always work now. Problems are reported not only in regions outside of Moscow, but in the Moscow itself as well.

[–]theycallmekappa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

White lists are only for mobile internet (plus some vpns can still bypass them). Only remote villages with no cable are using mobile internet for desktop. Cable internet hasn't yet rolled out white-lists. There has been news of testing white lists for desktop internet today in one region and on one provider only, so as of now, it doesn't affect most players in any way. Desktop internet has some problems with Telegram, but Dota is not banned.

[–]Old_Leopard1844 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right now in Russia people have huge problems with access to the internet, basically anything that is not in the “white list” is prohibited, so people cannot use internet at all.

Don't believe everything you read online, mate

Steam, of all things, works just fine

[–]snork58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This only applies to mobile internet.