After a large-scale failure in the operation of Telegram, YouTube and other services occurred in Russia, some blocked sites began to open for users.
For example, RBC writes that some users from Russia can access Twitter and Instagram without a VPN, although both social networks have been blocked in Russia since the beginning of the war. At the same time, the Globalcheck blocking tracking service shows that the availability of these social networks in Russia is 0%.
At the same time, the sites of some media blocked in Russia, according to Globalcheck, are 20% accessible. Among them, in particular, are “Mediazona”, “Rain” and “Meduza”.
Checking the availability of the Dozhd website on the Globalcheck website
Editor-in-Chief of Dozhd » Tikhon Dzyadko, having surveyed subscribers from Russia, confirmed that both Meduza and Dozhd work without a VPN.
After the publication of this news, the websites of all three listed media outlets, according to Globalcheck, again completely ceased to be accessible in Russia.
Updated 16:42. Information has been added that media sites are again completely blocked in Russia.