2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (259+ words) The Russian government has pushed back plans to introduce fees for mobile internet customers who use virtual private networks, or VPNs, Russian media reported Thursday, citing telecoms industry sources familiar with the matter. Russia's Digital Development Ministry said in March…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (423+ words) The shutdowns began even earlier in the month, affecting not only mobile internet but also home broadband, and covered a wider geographic area. According to Amnezia Pulse, a service that monitors internet shutdowns and traffic slowdowns, more than 2, 000 complaints about…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (393+ words) People in Moscow and St. Petersburg reported widespread mobile internet outages on Tuesday morning, as authorities confirmed temporary restrictions had been introduced due to "security concerns" ahead of Saturday's Victory Day celebrations. The outages follow warnings from major network providers'this…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (237+ words) Mobile network operators have told their customers to expect significant disruptions to internet and text messaging services in Moscow this week as the city prepares for the annual Victory Day parade. Beeline was the first to send out a text…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (226+ words) The mobile network operator Beeline has told its customers to expect significant disruptions to internet and text messaging services in Moscow this week as the city prepares for the annual Victory Day parade. Beeline sent out a text notification stating…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (504+ words) Russian mobile operators are not technically ready to introduce fees on VPN-related traffic from May 1, three sources familiar with the matter told the Vedomosti business daily, citing difficulties in adapting billing systems to track and charge such usage in real…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (232+ words) Mobile internet outages across Russia are leading to needless deaths from Ukrainian attacks since Russians are sometimes unable to receive air raid alerts on their phones, the governor of the southwestern Belgorod region said Thursday. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said he…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (313+ words) A little-known Russian You Tuber has gone viral after calling on IT workers to resist government orders to block virtual private networks, or VPNs, as major domestic websites begin restricting access to the censorship-circumvention tools. In a video called "An…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (291+ words) A growing number of Russian websites and online services have begun blocking users who try to access them with virtual private networks, or VPNs, as the government ramps up its efforts to restrict the censorship-circumvention tools. The e-commerce platform Ozon…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (634+ words) Widespread mobile internet outages in central Moscow since early March saw the return of paper maps and old-school i Pods, jokes about using pigeons to send messages and even public toilets being forced out of order." Weeks later, mobile internet…...