Internet censorship and content blocking by Russian regulators

Since the beginning of the war, Russian regulators have been blocking online content more frequently. By June 2023, for reasons of “military censorship,” at least 200,000 resources had been blocked; over the year, Roskomnadzor blocked more than 670 materials. Access to websites, specific materials, social media pages and other information is restricted for various reasons—in particular, in Russia content “promoting” LGBTQ issues, related to “undesirable” organisations or included in the register of “extremist materials” is regularly blocked.