Russia Sets World Record for Internet Outages

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The Russian authorities, in an attempt to cope with the raids of Ukrainian drones and deprive Russians of free access to information, set a new record for Internet outages. So, only in June of this year, 655 network blockages (shutdowns) of varying degrees were recorded in the Russian Federation...

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In Russia in June, 655 mobile Internet shut-downs took place on various scales, and the project "Online" was recorded.

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This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation. In June, the Russian authorities turned off the mobile Internet 655 times, which is almost ten times more than in May. This exceeds the worldwide number of internet blockages for the entire year 2024 (296 cases). Formally, everything is explained by “security measures”, but in fact we are talking about a targeted policy of control over the information space. Characteristically, the mo…

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The mass jamming of mobile Internet in the Russian Federation began in the spring of 2025, against the backdrop of increased attacks by Ukrainian drones.

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In an attempt to deal with the Ukrainian drone strikes and deprive citizens of free access to information, Russian authorities have set a new record for internet shutdowns. In June alone, the country recorded 655 network outages of varying magnitude, the In Touch project reported. This is more than twice the total number of internet outages worldwide in 2024.