# Censorship detected in RU

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-08-30
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** suspected

## Summary

None

## Metrics

- Confidence: 89%
- Measurements: 19
- Anomaly Rate: 96.9%

## Evidence

- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 456/547 measurements anomalous (83.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 309/395 measurements anomalous (78.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 81%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 335/389 measurements anomalous (86.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 323/615 measurements anomalous (52.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 71%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 366/389 measurements anomalous (94.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 480/592 measurements anomalous (81.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 344/428 measurements anomalous (80.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 347/411 measurements anomalous (84.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 370/691 measurements anomalous (53.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 71%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 393/414 measurements anomalous (94.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 480/587 measurements anomalous (81.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 325/429 measurements anomalous (75.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 80%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 366/419 measurements anomalous (87.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 364/667 measurements anomalous (54.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 72%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 400/432 measurements anomalous (92.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 427/496 measurements anomalous (86.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 305/385 measurements anomalous (79.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 328/379 measurements anomalous (86.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 373/385 measurements anomalous (96.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-30&until=2026-08-31&only=anomalies)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 261/261 probes anomalous (100.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 109/109 probes anomalous (100.0%) for chat.openai.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 100/100 probes anomalous (100.0%) for chatgpt.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 107/107 probes anomalous (100.0%) for claude.ai
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 253/253 probes anomalous (100.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - 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 gemini.google.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - 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 getlantern.org
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 64/64 probes anomalous (100.0%) for google.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 113/113 probes anomalous (100.0%) for huggingface.co
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 270/270 probes anomalous (100.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 262/262 probes anomalous (100.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - 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 nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 115/115 probes anomalous (100.0%) for openai.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 266/266 probes anomalous (100.0%) for protonvpn.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 248/248 probes anomalous (100.0%) for psiphon.ca
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - 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 reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 113/113 probes anomalous (100.0%) for signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 115/115 probes anomalous (100.0%) for substack.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 105/105 probes anomalous (100.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - 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 theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 517/517 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - 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 tumblr.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 292/292 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 378/378 probes anomalous (100.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 375/375 probes anomalous (100.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 44/83 probes blocked (53.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 81%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 46/83 probes blocked (55.4%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 46/82 probes blocked (56.1%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 44/82 probes blocked (53.7%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 81%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 47/81 probes blocked (58.0%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 45/78 probes blocked (57.7%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-08-30
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [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.

## Data Sources

ooni, censoredplanet

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Censorship detected in RU [RU-2026-3063]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-3063

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-09-20*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-3063*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-3063*