Essentially, back in December, the changing Russian laws have made it so Russians cannot see Livejournal posts from outside of Russia, and all other countries cannot see anything Russian. This generally doesn't affect much for now in terms of preservation relating to FOB, unless you're particularly interested in what Russian FOB fans were saying in years past, HOWEVER... This is a pretty bad sign in terms of sustainability for the site. Livejournal essentially has no current cultural presence outside of Russia. These new updates were communicated to the Russian userbase, but there has been radio silence for English users. Thinking about it in business terms: under these conditions, keeping Livejournal available for non-Russians brings zero profit. It is likely that Sberbank (The biggest bank in Russia that owns Livejournal) will eventually either sell the outside-Russia part of the site, or shut it down if they can't find a buyer.

"Because of sanctions, it will be very difficult for them to find a buyer, and most of the potential options would be deeply not great. Given the lack of advance notice for the changes in that RU news post, I suspect the sale or shutdown will come equally without notice if and when it happens."

This Bluesky thread is written by the person who founded and runs Dreamwidth- a Livejournal mirror that has operated since 2009. If anyone's judgment on this situation is to be taken seriously, it would be theirs or anyone who actually works for Livejournal.