Russian media reports that Russians have been complaining about Telegram for several days. Experts believe that the Russian authorities have begun a complete blocking of the messenger.
Russian media reports that Russians have been complaining about Telegram for several days. Experts believe that the Russian authorities have begun a complete blocking of the messenger.
It is noted that complaints from Russians on the Downdetector website (and its analogues) began to increase over the weekend and exceeded 10,000 messages.
According to users, the app won’t open, photos and videos won’t load, and messages won’t send. Most complaints come from Moscow and St. Petersburg.
According to Russian experts, the authorities have effectively started to completely block Telegram — it does not work when connected via home providers and mobile Internet. VPN services also do not help to bypass the blocking.
As a reminder, Moscow has been experiencing problems with mobile internet and communications for a week now. This has led to a sharp increase in demand for network-independent communication and navigation devices — pagers, landline phones, walkie-talkies, and paper maps.
It was previously reported that Russia is investigating the case of Telegram founder Pavel Durov as part of criminal proceedings for «facilitating terrorist activities.»
