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On 13 April 2018, messaging service Telegram was banned by court order for refusing to grant the Federal Security Service (FSB) access to encrypted user communications. [58] [59] The ban has been enforced via the blockage of over 15.8 million IP addresses.
Russia was on Reporters Without Borders list of countries under surveillance from 2010 to 2013 [18] and was moved to the Internet Enemies list in 2014. [19] Russia was found to engage in selective Internet filtering in the political and social areas and evidence of filtering was found in the conflict/security and Internet tools areas by the ...
The blocking of Meta Platforms in Russia is the process of blocking access and subsequent banning of Meta Platforms' social networks in Russia due to allowing Facebook and Instagram users to wish the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as well as to call for violence against Russian servicemen participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. The announcement drew a ...
"Banned sites, banned resources, banned social networks will have access restricted once again," Svintsov added. Reuters correspondents in Moscow noted outages of Telegram, YouTube and Vkontakte ...
The Kremlin restricted access to the global internet in some parts of Russia, reports said. Residents were unable to access websites including YouTube, Amazon, and Telegram.
On April 22, 2018, "an action in support of free Internet" was held in multiple cities around Russia, timed to the seventh day of Telegram's being blocked. Residents of Russia launched paper airplanes (the symbol of Telegram) from the roofs of various buildings. The protest was planned on Telegram on the morning of April 22.
Apple removed VK, Russia's biggest social media platform, from the App Store. Apple said this was in response to new UK sanctions. Apple users can no longer download the VK app, although it will ...