Global Censorship Tracker — what changed in Russia

Rename DW platform to Deutsche Welle

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:54:01 +0100

1 renamed.

Renamed

Deutsche Welle — Russia (complete) — was DW (Deutsche Welle)

Rename X formerly Twitter platform to X

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:51:44 +0100

1 renamed.

Renamed

X — Russia (complete) — was X (formerly Twitter)

Source DW's Afghanistan, Belarus, Russia and Venezuela rows

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:04:35 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

DW (Deutsche Welle) — Russia (complete): source

Move Rumble's Russia block to April 2024 and cite the OONI measurement

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:50:45 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

Rumble — Russia (complete): date, notes, source

Audit every source for relevance and rot, not just for a 200

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:23:00 +0100

6 changed.

Revised

Associated Press — Russia (complete): source
ChatGPT — Russia (complete): source
DW (Deutsche Welle) — Russia (complete): source
GitHub — Russia (partial): source
Instagram — Russia (complete): source
Wikipedia — Russia (partial): source

Remove false Substack Russia censorship entry with invalid source link

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:50:42 +0100

1 removed.

Removed

Substack — Russia (complete)

Replace Wikipedia sources in censorship_data.csv with verified independent sources for non-exempt countries

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:25:58 +0100

6 changed.

Revised

Facebook — Russia (complete): source
GitHub — Russia (partial): source
Instagram — Russia (complete): source
Substack — Russia (complete): source
Wikipedia — Russia (partial): source
X (formerly Twitter) — Russia (complete): source

Update platform label to DW (Deutsche Welle) to support acronym searching

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:54:18 +0100

1 renamed.

Renamed

DW (Deutsche Welle) — Russia (complete) — was Deutsche Welle

Add Deutsche Welle censorship data and logo assets

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:50:29 +0100

1 added.

Added

Deutsche Welle — Russia (complete)

Delete six unsupported rows, source three that checked out

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:49:32 +0100

2 removed, 1 changed.

Removed

New York Times — Russia (complete)
Reuters — Russia (complete)

Revised

VPNs — Russia (restricted): source

Replace 27 fabricated and generic sources with verified ones

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:37:02 +0100

5 changed.

Revised

BBC News — Russia (complete): source
ChatGPT — Russia (complete): source
LinkedIn — Russia (complete): source
Patreon — Russia (complete): source
Viber — Russia (complete): source

Add Russia Today to censorship tracker

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:02:54 +0100

1 added, 1 changed.

Added

Associated Press — Russia (complete)

Revised

BBC News — Russia (complete): source

Add New York Times to censorship tracker

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:38:19 +0100

2 added.

Added

New York Times — Russia (complete)
Reuters — Russia (complete)

Remove KakaoTalk South Korea entry

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:35:25 +0100

1 added.

Added

BBC News — Russia (complete)

Add VPN app availability matrix; consolidate Russia entry

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:36:44 +0100

1 removed, 1 changed.

Removed

VPNs — Russia (bill: Roskomnadzor / Digital Ministry VPN crackdown (2025–2026))

Revised

VPNs — Russia (restricted): notes

Remove OnlyFans from tracked platforms

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:42:59 +0100

1 removed.

Removed

OnlyFans — Russia (complete)

Update source and details for Rumble's ban in Russia

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:34:30 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

Rumble — Russia (complete): date, notes, source

Add Rumble censorship data for Brazil, Russia, North Korea, China, and Turkmenistan

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:32:11 +0100

1 added.

Added

Rumble — Russia (complete)

Add Substack censorship data

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:31:28 +0100

5 added.

Added

ChatGPT — Russia (complete)
GitHub — Russia (partial)
OnlyFans — Russia (complete)
Patreon — Russia (complete)
Substack — Russia (complete)

Add Viber and LINE censorship tracking data including Russia block for Viber

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:09:03 +0100

2 added.

Added

LINE — Russia (complete)
Viber — Russia (complete)

Add Threads platform with ban and age-restriction data

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:56:33 +0100

1 added.

Added

Threads — Russia (complete)

Remove Snapchat Russia December note

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:05:48 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

Snapchat — Russia (complete): notes

Add Netflix Russia and Signal Iran case details with sources

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:32:53 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

Netflix — Russia (complete): notes, source

Revert "Add country flag emojis to labels"

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:35:25 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

LinkedIn — Russia (complete): source

Add country flag emojis to labels

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:33:08 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

LinkedIn — Russia (complete): source

Update LinkedIn Russia censorship info and fix outdated navigation tests

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:22:50 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

LinkedIn — Russia (complete): notes, source

Use British English spelling in page copy

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:05:19 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

WhatsApp — Russia (complete): notes

Add VPN Tracker with ban table and legislative efforts

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:39:11 +0100

2 added.

Added

VPNs — Russia (bill: Roskomnadzor / Digital Ministry VPN crackdown (2025–2026))
VPNs — Russia (restricted)

Cite Spotify newsroom for Russia service suspension

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:24:26 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

Spotify — Russia (complete): date, notes, source

Move all ban data into censorship_data.csv

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:44:00 +0100

14 added.

Added

Discord — Russia (complete)
Facebook — Russia (complete)
Instagram — Russia (complete)
LinkedIn — Russia (complete)
Netflix — Russia (complete)
Signal — Russia (complete)
Snapchat — Russia (complete)
Spotify — Russia (complete)
Telegram — Russia (complete)
Twitch — Russia (partial)
WhatsApp — Russia (complete)
Wikipedia — Russia (partial)
X (formerly Twitter) — Russia (complete)
YouTube — Russia (complete)