Telegram blocking rate in Russia approaches 100%
According to the international project OONI, which researches Internet censorship, Telegram users from Russia face problems logging into the messenger in 95% of cases.
According to the international project OONI, which researches Internet censorship, Telegram users from Russia face problems logging into the messenger in 95% of cases.
Russian media note that this is the highest figure since the beginning of Telegram restrictions in 2026. The messenger is already blocked more heavily than WhatsApp and Signal.
As recently as Thursday, the Telegram login anomaly rate in Russia was 79%, which has held steady for the past few days, but on Friday, April 10, it jumped to a record 95%. Signal, which is officially blocked and WhatsApp, which is actually blocked, had an anomaly rate of 89% on Friday morning.
The growth of user complaints about Telegram’s operation in Russia is also evidenced by Downdetector data. Over the past 24 hours, the service has received more than 2,000 reports of problems with Telegram’s operation.
Russians from St. Petersburg, Moscow, and the Rostov region complain the most. Problems probably also arise among Russians who use VPN services, because the Netherlands also appeared in the top of complaints.
Earlier, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that the restrictions on the messenger in Russia resembled attempts to block it previously launched by the Iranian authorities. He claimed that despite the restrictions, 65 million Russians still use it daily via VPN, and more than 50 million send messages daily.
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