Users in Russia report outages affecting Telegram, WhatsApp, and other services; Roskomnadzor blames a DDoS attack, while activists suspect Kremlin interference
Downdetector Brace yourself, the 'It's working fine for me' messages are pending... [image] Mario Nawfal / @marionawfal : 🚨🇷🇺 ‘LARGE-SCALE’ OUTAGES HIT TELEGRAM, WHATSAPP IN RUSSIA Reports indicate that Russia is experiencing widespread outages affecting both Telegram and WhatsApp, with users across the country facing disruptions in service. Source: AFP [image] Kevin Rothrock / @kevinrothrock : Last month, during WhatsApp service outages in Dagestan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that the state was throttling the messenger, but he simultaneously implied that such actions *would* be a legitimate “counterterrorism” measure. https://t.me/...
Russian media report outages of Telegram, WhatsApp messengers, as well as problems with access to Wikipedia, Skype and other apps and websites. Earlier, Russian authorities slowed down YouTube and reportedly tested completely blocking its work in Russia. [image]
ℹ️ Note: Metrics show a brief disruption to WhatsApp in #Russia corroborating reports of outages of messaging services also affecting Telegram; regulator Roskomnadzor claims the issue is due to a “DDoS attack” [image]
🚫 WhatsApp, YouTube and now Signal. Access to messaging and media is increasingly difficult in Russia as the Kremlin tries to increase its control of information. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 [video]
🚨🇷🇺 ‘LARGE-SCALE’ OUTAGES HIT TELEGRAM, WHATSAPP IN RUSSIA Reports indicate that Russia is experiencing widespread outages affecting both Telegram and WhatsApp, with users across the country facing disruptions in service. Source: AFP [image]
Last month, during WhatsApp service outages in Dagestan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that the state was throttling the messenger, but he simultaneously implied that such actions *would* be a legitimate “counterterrorism” measure. https://t.me/...