2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (220+ words) Russia's state internet regulator blocked access to 1.289 million online pages last year, a 59% increase from 2024,as authorities expanded monitoring and tightened restrictions on sensitive content. The biggest increases were seen in materials related to tools for bypassing internet restrictions, which…...

3+ day, 39+ min ago   (339+ words) The Russian government has begun throttling download speeds on Telegram, citing accusations that the messaging app has failed to promptly comply with requests to remove flagged content, a senior lawmaker in the lower-house State Duma said Friday. Telegram users in…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (309+ words) A Moscow municipal judge has tossed out a class action lawsuit against state media regulator Roskomnadzor and the Digital Development Ministry filed by a group of WhatsApp and Telegram users in Russia. The judge from Moscow's Tagansky District Court ruled…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) Villagers in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region are decrying a total loss of mobile internet access that have left over 1,500 people without connectivity, local media outlet NN.ru reported'Thursday. Recurring cellular internet shutdowns have been a part of daily life in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (222+ words) A group of WhatsApp and Telegram users in Russia has filed a class-action lawsuit against state media regulator Roskomnadzor and the Digital Development Ministry over call restrictions on both messaging apps, Russian media reported Tuesday. The 42 plaintiffs argue that the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) Russia's state communications watchdog has started seizing .ru website domains without waiting for parliamentary approval of a proposed law, The Moscow Times has learned. Russian domain registrar Reg.ru informed The Moscow Times' Russian service on Wednesday that'it had ceased…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) Russia's state communications watchdog has started seizing .ru website domains without waiting for parliamentary approval of a proposed law, The Moscow Times has learned. Russian domain registrar Reg.ru informed The Moscow Times' Russian service on Wednesday that'it had stopped…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) Yandex on Monday rolled out updates to its Maps service aimed at reducing navigation errors in areas where GPS signals are weak or unreliable, following months of user complaints in major cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg. Disruptions to satellite…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (234+ words) Mobile internet remained inaccessible for a second successive day in St. Petersburg and the surrounding region despite the authorities lifting Thursday's drone threat, media reported Friday. Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko warned Thursday that mobile internet speeds "could be down…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (338+ words) Russia's state communications watchdog has intensified its campaign against foreign messaging platforms, blocking Snapchat on Thursday just hours after restricting access to Apple's FaceTime service. Roskomnadzor said Snapchat was being used "to organize and carry out terrorist activities in the…...