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 https://fidonet.press/ - This is the second article in a series
exposing the reality of FidoNet leadership, politics, and decline.

FidoNet pretends to be global. Neutral. Democratic.

 But the numbers don`t lie: Zone 2 is mostly Russian. Over 80% of
nodes come from Russia and post-Soviet regions. And Ward Dossche, the
long-time "International Coordinator", knew it.

He didn`t just benefit from it - he weaponized it.

 When other zones challenged his leadership, Ward demanded 89 votes
for Zone 2 alone, claiming node count was power. The rest of the
world? Just 11 votes. Democracy?

Ward built his rule on Moscow`s backbone.

Attempts to split Russia into its own zone? Blocked. Power-sharing? Ignored.
 All while Ward stayed in charge - propped up by the very bloc
with the tightest grip on information.

This isn`t just legacy tech. It`s an old network under new control.

FidoNet didn`t decay. It was captured.

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