Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. Accessing independent news sites, Facebook, and ...

The publication cited Russian civilians, who complained about sweeping internet shutdowns. “There are no warnings,” Tatyana, ...

The Russian communications regulator has recently announced that the internet performance tool Speedtest will be blocked due ...

Russian authorities have doubled down on censorship online, internet disruptions, and surveillance since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Human Rights Watch said ...

In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin changed how it regulated the internet. According to ...

The new law means virtually unlimited possibilities for restricting what remains of internet freedom in Russia.

Bit by bit, you’re trying to come to a point where everything is controlled.” This observation by Human Rights Watch researcher Anastasiia Kruope encapsulates the methodical evolution of Russia’s ...

Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Wednesday it had blocked the internet performance tool Speedtest, run ...

As the Kremlin increasingly restricts the flow of ideas, those nostalgic for the USSR are calling for the reinstatement of ...

Police detain an activist in front of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, before lawmakers approved a bill that punishes online ...

People in Russia are set to face new fines for "searching for or accessing knowingly extremist materials," including through ...

Russian lawmakers have approved a bill that punishes online searches for information that is deemed "extremist," the latest move by government authorities in their relentless crackdown on dissent.