Russian Twitter users have reported problems accessing the site, DownDetector reports. Facebook and Instagram do not open or load slowly.
According to the Globalcheck service, Twitter is not available for users of Beeline, Tele2, Megafon and Yota operators.
“The Internet in Russia will get worse and worse and worse.” How Roskomnadzor’s war with VPN threatens Russians
Twitter “began to slow down at TSPU,” says the creator of the AntiZapret blocking bypass service under the pseudonym ValdikSS. These are devices that Roskomnadzor installs at providers as part of the “sovereign internet” law to control the traffic of Russian users.
Yesterday, Roskomnadzor announced a slowdown in Facebook traffic in Russia because the social network had put warnings about “false information ” in several posts of Russian state publications about the war.
In the spring of 2021, Roskomnadzor was already slowing down access to Twitter. The reason was 3,000 materials that Twitter did not remove at the request of the Russian authorities. After negotiations with the management of Twitter, the agency left the traffic slowdown only on smartphones.
Updated at 14:14. Added information about problems with access to Facebook and Instagram and comment ValdikSS. Because of this, the title has been added.