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> I don't think any competent army uses "the internet"

I don't think there are competent armies that don't use the Internet. It's a magical place ripe for propaganda ( e.f. check the news on the Russian vs French propaganda war on Facebook/Twitter in Central Africa).

> Seriously how does blocking country from an adult website helps the situation?

It informs more Russians of the real situation on the ground. That's good. Likes on social media are less useful of course, but it's still a metric. When a Russian sees millions of likes on a Zelensky heartfelt message on Twitter, maybe it gets them thinking they're really the bad guys and the whole world sees it like that. Russian soldiers are already deserting and giving up in some places, so morale is very important.

> This and some other sanctions that punish average Russians for just being Russians will put us into polarized world again and another cold war that will take ages to repair.

What's the alternative? Let Putin get away with it? If regular Russians don't feel the sanctions they'll never know just how terrible their regime is. And maybe, just maybe, this will push them to act.