1+ hour, 53+ min 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…...

6+ day, 20+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 23+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1244+ words) When Russian authorities blocked popular gaming platform Roblox last year for what they said "justifies terrorism and LGBTQ content," young people quickly found a workaround. "Everyone at school has a VPN," one teenager told The Moscow Times, speaking on condition…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1244+ words) When Russian authorities blocked popular gaming platform Roblox last year for what they said "justifies terrorism and LGBTQ content," young people quickly found a workaround. "Everyone at school has a VPN," one teenager told The Moscow Times, speaking on condition…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (331+ words) Around 70% of Russian companies in key sectors such as oil and gas, banking, retail and IT continue to rely on foreign data backup systems, despite a government push to replace imported software, according to a study by technology firm K2 Tech…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (230+ words) Authorities in St. Petersburg warned on Tuesday that mobile internet in the city of 5. 6 million could be shut off for "security reasons" as some residents reported outages earlier in the day. The local government's communications office said people can connect…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (552+ words) People across Russia began reporting problems accessing Telegram over the weekend, raising speculation among tech industry experts that the government may have already moved to block the messaging app ahead of an anticipated crackdown next month. Russia's'Main Radio Frequency Center,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1038+ words) Moscow resident Natalia has had to take more steps than usual before leaving her apartment in recent days. "You now have to check locations, take screenshots of the details in advance, take some cash and be ready for any unexpected…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (385+ words) Mobile internet outages were reported in St. Petersburg early Monday, following several days of similar disruptions in Moscow, according to monitoring service Downdetector and local residents. Nearly 2, 500 complaints were logged after 6 a. m. , with users saying messaging apps, websites and banking services…...