I'm not living in U.S., why do I see this banner on every SO site I visit, SO-on-Russian included?
Upd: on every device.
It is internal U.S. politics, please keep it internal.
I don't want foreigners to meddle with my country, so why do you ask a foreigner like me to put pressure on the government of your country?
Gathering a cheering mob of bystanders has nothing to do with democracy. There isn't much of a difference between using unrelated people and using shills.
Inb4 "but what if U.S. regulations would affect SO in a bad way"?
A: it's their [U.S.] business, I have no say in that.