Ukraine to Get Its Own Social Network — Once the DDoS Attacks Stop

Ukraine may soon get its very own social network, Mashable has learned, but its debut is being delayed by ongoing DDoS attacks.

The social network, which will live at WeUA.info (slogan: “We live for Ukraine), was scheduled to go live Monday night, but has not been able to launch due to a sustained attempt to keep it offline.

“We have not opened the website for the public yet, although we are already seeing very strong DDoS attacks,” WeUA’s founder, Bogdan Oliyarchuk, told Mashable via email. “We see deliberate attacks every day.”

Oliyarchuk added that while it is difficult to track where the attacks are coming from, he has information that suggests the attacks are coming from Russia — and elsewhere in Ukraine Read more…

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