# Sustained censorship in RU (2026-05)

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-05-01
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** confirmed

## Summary

OONI detected 3 days of elevated network interference averaging 50.0% anomaly rate.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 69%
- Measurements: 3
- Anomaly Rate: 50.0%

## Evidence

- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 680/791 measurements anomalous (86.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 273/330 measurements anomalous (82.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 272/315 measurements anomalous (86.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 276/303 measurements anomalous (91.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 901/1038 measurements anomalous (86.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 341/412 measurements anomalous (82.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 327/381 measurements anomalous (85.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 324/365 measurements anomalous (88.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 828/949 measurements anomalous (87.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 314/376 measurements anomalous (83.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 288/330 measurements anomalous (87.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 288/311 measurements anomalous (92.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 554/611 measurements anomalous (90.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 188/226 measurements anomalous (83.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 179/201 measurements anomalous (89.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 181/209 measurements anomalous (86.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI web_connectivity for claude.ai: 1/2 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-04
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=web_connectivity&domain=claude.ai&since=2026-05-04&until=2026-05-04)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 652/752 measurements anomalous (86.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 254/292 measurements anomalous (87.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 234/258 measurements anomalous (90.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 228/252 measurements anomalous (90.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 905/1037 measurements anomalous (87.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 300/360 measurements anomalous (83.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 295/330 measurements anomalous (89.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 297/332 measurements anomalous (89.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 779/879 measurements anomalous (88.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 278/328 measurements anomalous (84.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 262/294 measurements anomalous (89.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 269/300 measurements anomalous (89.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 49/71 measurements anomalous (69.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 78%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 64/77 measurements anomalous (83.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 71/81 measurements anomalous (87.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 70/72 measurements anomalous (97.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-03
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-03&until=2026-05-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 88/113 measurements anomalous (77.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 81%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 77/87 measurements anomalous (88.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 78/85 measurements anomalous (91.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 67/74 measurements anomalous (90.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 868/989 measurements anomalous (87.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 297/338 measurements anomalous (87.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 289/313 measurements anomalous (92.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 296/317 measurements anomalous (93.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 733/847 measurements anomalous (86.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 253/306 measurements anomalous (82.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 246/290 measurements anomalous (84.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 253/279 measurements anomalous (90.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 447/507 measurements anomalous (88.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 179/209 measurements anomalous (85.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 172/192 measurements anomalous (89.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 175/187 measurements anomalous (93.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI web_connectivity for chatgpt.com: 1/2 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-02
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=web_connectivity&domain=chatgpt.com&since=2026-05-02&until=2026-05-02)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 662/765 measurements anomalous (86.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 225/271 measurements anomalous (83.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 217/251 measurements anomalous (86.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 208/230 measurements anomalous (90.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 863/966 measurements anomalous (89.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 273/324 measurements anomalous (84.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 261/285 measurements anomalous (91.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 266/295 measurements anomalous (90.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 767/851 measurements anomalous (90.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 283/319 measurements anomalous (88.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 262/287 measurements anomalous (91.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 274/295 measurements anomalous (92.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 504/562 measurements anomalous (89.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 178/210 measurements anomalous (84.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 174/192 measurements anomalous (90.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 177/197 measurements anomalous (89.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI web_connectivity for chatgpt.com: 2/4 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-05-01
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [View source](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=web_connectivity&domain=chatgpt.com&since=2026-05-01&until=2026-05-01)

## Data Sources

ooni

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Sustained censorship in RU (2026-05) [RU-2026-0216]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0216

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-05-22*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-0216*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0216*