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A photo showing the Kremlin without any lights on is being shared on social media alongside claims Moscow faces a severe electricity shortage due to Western sanctions. 

One post sharing the photo says: “BREAKING Russia: Moscow remains dark due to severe electricity shortage The reason is reported to be in difficulties at servicing foreign turbines at Russian thermal power plants due to Western sanctions [sic]”. Other posts have almost identical text. 

But the photo does not show a recent electricity shortage—it was shared in a 2014 article about ‘Earth Hour’, the annual WWF event that encourages people to turn off non-essential lights—such as those on famous landmarks—to raise awareness for climate change. Similar images show the Kremlin during Earth…

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Russia Dedicated IP addresses allow organizations to send all transactional email – such as confirmations, renewals and password resets – using one address belonging exclusively to them. This helps increase deliverability as ESPs consider the reputation of each dedicated IP when making decisions about sender accounts.

An effective IP address is critical to email deliverability. Email servers examine individual identifiers known as IP addresses to evaluate senders and determine their reputation; poor sending could result in lower delivery rates or even directly into recipients’ spam folders.

Sender Reputation…