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How a DNS Protocol Failure Led to the Fall of the Runet
On January 30, 2024, a DNS protocol failure caused temporary unavailability of .ru domain sites...
6 days agoBlocking messengers. Solutions and alternatives.
Discussion of blocking and restrictions of secure messengers, including Signal. Analysis of technical aspects of...
2 weeks agoPhil Culin, Project Coordinator of Escher II A+: How Free Internet Is Blocked in Russia
eQtalk is an original projectof the eQtv channel. Alexander Hlushchenko hosts Phil Culin, Project Coordinator...
3 weeks agoHow Russians were Left without YouTube
"YouTube has stopped working properly for millions of Russians. Why did this become possible, and...
3 weeks agoWhy doesn't Roskomnadzor notice drug shops?
Traders of prohibited goods on the darknet have long revealed the secrets of resisting censorship....
3 weeks agoHow blocking works
We explain how website blocking works in Russia, why it is actually impossible to block...
4 weeks agoNew Roskomnadzor Rules: How Are We Supposed to Live?
“Roskomnadzor has received new powers and can now block EVEN MORE!” — headlines like these...
4 weeks agoMikhail Klimarev’s Lecture: “The History of Digital Resistance in Runet”
Mikhail Klimarev speaks at Reforum Space Berlin about how pressure from Russian authorities on the...
1 month agoHow Community-Generated Data Helps us Understand the Internet's Infrastructure
Speaker: Elizaveta Yachmeneva, Community Coordinator, [OONI](https://ooni.org/) Presentation recorded at [the SplinterCon conference](https://splintercon.net/), 24.02.2025
1 month agoCheburnet by passport? Sovereign Internet Project
"Russia is planning to implement a real Cheburnet, just like in North Korea — at...
2 months agoYouTube and Wikis will be blocked - but what will be left in return?
"The Last of Us. Kings of the Hill. Veterans of the Resistance. YouTube and Wikipedia....
2 months agoRoskomnadzor's Secret Documents: Who and How Spies on Russians Online
Vladimir Putin's illnesses, the crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine, criticism of the Kremlin...
2 months agoThe future of the internet in the face of blocking and splintering
Analysis of threats to Internet freedom in the context of state control and monopolization of...
3 months agoHow to Protect Digital Democracy
Digital authoritarianism is rapidly gaining momentum around the world, offering an alternative model for internet...
3 months agoMicrosoft and Access Now on How Tech Companies Respond to Crises
Experts from Microsoft and Access Now discuss a timely topic: how tech companies and civil...
3 months agoUsing OONI data as part of the #KeepItOn campaign
KeepItOn campaign uses OONI and partners to monitor and document internet shutdowns worldwide.
3 months agoInternet censorship in different countries
Global trends in internet censorship, reasons for blocking websites and platforms in different countries, the...
3 months agoDurov at a crossroads. What future awaits Telegram in Russia?
Telegram has long been more than just a messenger in Russia, and in 2025 it...
3 months agoWhat's happening to YouTube in Russia
After the war in Ukraine began, YouTube became a truly independent source of information within...
3 months agoHow China is spying on users around the world
"Chinese Big Brother" spies on people not only in China but also abroad. How Chinese...
3 months ago