Associated Press
Intermittently and systematically blocked as part of a broader crackdown on foreign and independent media following the invasion of Ukraine.
Blocked in Russia
The tracker lists 21 complete bans and 3 partial restrictions in Russia.
BBC News
Access to the BBC News website was blocked following the invasion of Ukraine as part of a broader crackdown on foreign media.
ChatGPT
Blocked by the government.
Deutsche Welle
In February 2022, Russia banned Deutsche Welle broadcasts and closed its Moscow bureau, and subsequently blocked the dw.com website.
Discord
Roskomnadzor blocked Discord in October 2024, citing violations of Russian law.
Facebook has been banned since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The Russian government has restricted or banned social media platforms since then.
Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Russia has banned Instagram.
LINE
Roskomnadzor added LINE's chat servers to its banned-site register after the operator failed to register as an information-distribution service under Russian law, preventing users from sending and receiving messages.
Roskomnadzor blocked LinkedIn in November 2016 after a Moscow court ruled it violated a 2015 data-storage law requiring personal data of Russian citizens to be stored on servers located within the country.
Netflix
Netflix suspended its service in Russia in March 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine, citing conditions on the ground, rising sanctions, and payment challenges. It had already paused future Russian projects and refused to carry state propaganda channels required under new Russian media rules.
Patreon
Blocked by Roskomnadzor for hosting anti-war content related to the invasion of Ukraine.
Rumble
Blocked in April 2024 after Rumble refused Russian government demands to remove content, specifically the ALLATRA TV channel. OONI network measurements record rumble.com as confirmed-blocked in Russia from early April 2024.
Signal
Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in August 2024, citing anti-terrorism legislation.
Snapchat
Roskomnadzor blocked Snapchat in October 2025, accusing it of use for terrorist activity and fraud, as part of a wider crackdown on foreign platforms.
Spotify
Spotify fully suspended its streaming service in Russia on 11 April 2022, citing new media laws that restricted free expression and put staff and listeners at risk after the invasion of Ukraine. The company had already closed its Russian office earlier that March.
Telegram
After regional blocks in Chechnya and Dagestan and nationwide call restrictions from August 2025, Roskomnadzor moved to block Telegram outright on 10 February 2026, citing non-compliance with Russian law.
Threads
Russia blocked Threads the day after its July 2023 launch. Meta is designated an extremist organisation and its other social products (Facebook, Instagram) have been banned since 2022, so Threads is inaccessible without a VPN.
Viber
Roskomnadzor blocked access to Viber in December 2024, citing the app's failure to comply with national legislation and its refusal to remove content regarding the war in Ukraine.
Russia blocked WhatsApp voice and video calls in August 2025, throttled the app nationwide from November, then fully blocked it on 11 February 2026 — pushing its roughly 100 million Russian users towards the state-run Max messenger.
X
Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Russia has banned X.
YouTube
After throttling YouTube to near-unusable speeds since July 2024, Russia fully blocked it on 12 February 2026, removing it from the national DNS alongside WhatsApp as users are pushed to state-approved alternatives.
GitHub
Roskomnadzor frequently orders ISPs to block specific repositories that violate Russian law. The entire site has faced temporary blocks as a result.
Twitch
Twitch is not formally blocked, but faces heavy state fines and has itself capped Russian users at 720p and ended monetisation, with reports it may exit the market.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia remains accessible in Russia but faces repeated fines and state pressure over war-related articles.
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