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Programmers Are Becoming Heroes of the War
Heroic Ukrainian people are getting help from the most unexpected group of professionals
This war in Ukraine is an uncommon conflict: almost the entire world disagrees with it. Countries supporting Russia have radical dictatorships and are quite small in military strength.
Technologists and programmers from all over the world are joining forces and showing courage to defend the Ukrainian people as they can.
Thanks to Elon Musk’s satellite constellation, Ukrainians have a reliable source of internet connectivity after the continuous attacks of the Russian military.
In this article, I will show you the most moving gestures of humanity that programmers from all over the world have had in the war.
Fighting the Fake News
In 2005, the Russian government created Russia Today (now RT), a state-controlled international television network funded by the tax budget of the Russian government. During the next years, RT became the perfect propaganda machine for western audiences.
In February, Anonymous declared war on Russia, and they started by taking down some government websites, including the one of Russia Today.
