# DNS blocking in RU: bbc.com, facebook.com, google.com, instagram.com, medium.com +13 more

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-02-04
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** confirmed

## Summary

CensoredPlanet Satellite detected DNS blocking for 18 domains

## Metrics

- Confidence: 85%
- Measurements: 36
- Anomaly Rate: 100.0%

## Evidence

- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 226/226 probes anomalous (100.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 233/233 probes anomalous (100.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 49/49 probes anomalous (100.0%) for google.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 247/247 probes anomalous (100.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 220/220 probes anomalous (100.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 86/86 probes anomalous (100.0%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 84/84 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 69/69 probes anomalous (100.0%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 85/85 probes anomalous (100.0%) for signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 85/85 probes anomalous (100.0%) for substack.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 72/72 probes anomalous (100.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 88/88 probes anomalous (100.0%) for theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 371/371 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 89/89 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tumblr.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 276/276 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 130/130 probes anomalous (100.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 232/232 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 116/116 probes anomalous (100.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 304/304 probes anomalous (100.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 296/296 probes anomalous (100.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 62/62 probes anomalous (100.0%) for google.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 312/312 probes anomalous (100.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 296/296 probes anomalous (100.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 110/110 probes anomalous (100.0%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 108/108 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 83/83 probes anomalous (100.0%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 110/110 probes anomalous (100.0%) for signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 112/112 probes anomalous (100.0%) for substack.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 87/87 probes anomalous (100.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 110/110 probes anomalous (100.0%) for theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 457/457 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 114/114 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tumblr.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 543/543 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 161/161 probes anomalous (100.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 300/300 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 153/153 probes anomalous (100.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)

## What we cannot say

- **Who caused it** — measurement data alone does not attribute the interference to any government, ISP, or other actor.
- **Intent** — anomalous or unreachable measurements indicate interference, not a stated motive or a deliberate-vs-incidental determination.
- **Sub-national scope** — measurement is aggregated at the country level; we cannot localize to a province, city, or network segment.
- **Independent corroboration** — this rests on a single source; treat it as a single-source signal, not a multi-source confirmation.

## Data Sources

censoredplanet

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). DNS blocking in RU: bbc.com, facebook.com, google.com, instagram.com, medium.com +13 more [RU-2026-0013]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0013

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-0013*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0013*