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Russia: Newsletter service provider Mailchimp allegedly cut off accounts of prominent CSOs defending human rights; co. didn't respond
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Mailchimp (part of Intuit)
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Mailchimp did not respond
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Mailchimp is still silencing activists in Russia
In March 2022, Mailchimp, a newsletter service provider owned by Intuit, left Russia to signal its support for the people of Ukraine. But it went too far, cutting off the accounts of prominent civil society organizations that defend human rights in Russia. It did so without letting them retrieve their subscriber data. Today, Mailchimp and other tech companies have failed to restore service for human rights defenders, helping Russia’s repressive regime silence civil society.