A Moscow court has handed a four-year suspended sentence to Leonid Stepanov, a senior programmer at Russia’s federal communications regulator Roskomnadzor, on charges of financing extremism for a donation to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.

Meduza asked four experts to outline three likely scenarios for VPN services in Russia, as operating them becomes increasingly difficult due to constant restrictions and Roskomnadzor's actions.

A senior official at Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed success in blocking Telegram, but IT industry representatives at a meeting demonstrated the block was ineffective.

Roskomnadzor, Russia's internet regulator, has not added the "YaPlakal" website to its prohibited content registry, stating that a court ruling failed to identify specific prohibited content.

Moscow Region police have arrested two individuals, claiming they were acting on orders from a Ukrainian handler to harass Roskomnadzor officials. The FSB and Investigative Committee are involved in the case.

Growing public dissatisfaction in Russia is reportedly stemming from internet malfunctions and censorship, rather than the ongoing war. A popular anecdote on Russian Instagram highlights the frustration with authorities like Roskomnadzor.

Russia's internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, announced a record surge in DDoS attacks during February and March, with a notable increase following reports of a potential Telegram ban.

Russia's state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has tightened restrictions on the messaging app Telegram, accusing it of failing to combat fraud and protect user data, as users report service disruptions.

Russia's internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, has blocked an annotation on Genius for a Kanye West lyric that refers to drug use, citing censorship.

More than 20 individuals have been arrested in Russia on suspicion of threatening or planning attacks against the leadership of Roskomnadzor, the country's internet and communications oversight authority.

Russia's federal media regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reportedly planning to create a unified 'state VPN' to provide Russian software developers access to foreign repositories, following internet restrictions that have cut them off.

Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has filed lawsuits against several major video game companies. The legal action stems from the companies' refusal to store the personal data of Russian gamers on servers located within Russia.

Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has requested that Apple and Google remove the mobile application of the independent investigative outlet iStories from their respective app stores.

Russia's FSB announced it thwarted an assassination attempt in Moscow targeting leaders of the telecommunications agency Roskomnadzor, stating that seven individuals recruited by Ukraine were detained and one leader was shot.

Russia's internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, has banned the "VPN Traffic Light" project, a website that tracks working VPNs in the country, with blocking beginning on April 9.

Agenţia rusă de telecomunicaţii Roskomnadzor, responsabilă cu supravegherea şi cenzurarea reţelei informaţionale din Rusia, a semnalat luni că cea mai mare parte a atacurilor cibernetice suferite de…

Soldiers and pro-war military bloggers have accused Roskomnadzor of undermining vital coordination between military personnel on the battlefield.

Users in Russia have reported widespread problems with the App Store since July 16, coinciding with the expiration of an ultimatum from Roskomnadzor to Apple, despite the Russian regulator denying any blocking.

Russia’s internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, has been blocking Telegram for several months. Despite the app remaining accessible via VPNs and proxy servers, users are reportedly abandoning the service due to the restrictions.

Apple's annual transparency report reveals that the company removed 2,045 apps from its App Store in 2025 at the request of government authorities, with over half of these removals directed by Russia's internet regulator, Roskomnadzor.

Russia is in the final phase of constructing its "digital iron curtain," with data filtering hardware now covering nearly 100% of all internet service providers. The infrastructure is projected to increase its capacity by 250% by 2030, and recent legal changes grant Roskomnadzor the authority to completely isolate the Russian internet.

A report suggests that individuals detained in connection with a purported terrorist attack against Roskomnadzor leadership may be members of Alyi lebed ("Scarlet Swan"), a movement actively campaigning against internet restrictions in Russia. The FSB had previously described the incident as a planned terrorist attack.

Russian social network VK has removed a mutual aid section from a diabetes community following a request from the internet regulator Roskomnadzor, according to the project's founder.

Roskomnadzor told the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka that a fault on Rostelecom’s backbone network caused the widespread disruption to bank websites and apps, telecom operators, and other services in Russia on the evening of April 6.

Following Roskomnadzor's blocking of Telegram, Russian users are resorting to unconventional workarounds, including cat feeders, classifieds, and robot vacuum cleaners, to maintain communication.

The state regulator claimed the messaging app failed to crack down on third-party services that gather and sell the personal data of Russians.