# Censorship detected in RU

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-09-06
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** suspected

## Summary

None

## Metrics

- Confidence: 89%
- Measurements (stored incident count; not the qualifying evidence count): 19
- Anomaly Rate: 98.6%

## Evidence

- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 498/584 measurements anomalous (85.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 336/426 measurements anomalous (78.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 349/416 measurements anomalous (83.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 377/386 measurements anomalous (97.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 526/626 measurements anomalous (84.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 342/430 measurements anomalous (79.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 347/415 measurements anomalous (83.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 397/717 measurements anomalous (55.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 72%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 402/411 measurements anomalous (97.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 467/554 measurements anomalous (84.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 324/398 measurements anomalous (81.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 338/385 measurements anomalous (87.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 332/622 measurements anomalous (53.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 71%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 371/380 measurements anomalous (97.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 416/481 measurements anomalous (86.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 310/351 measurements anomalous (88.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 328/357 measurements anomalous (91.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 273/530 measurements anomalous (51.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 71%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 357/362 measurements anomalous (98.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer filtered results (not one measurement)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-06&until=2026-09-07&only=anomalies)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 260/260 probes anomalous (100.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 110/110 probes anomalous (100.0%) for chat.openai.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 94/94 probes anomalous (100.0%) for chatgpt.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 104/104 probes anomalous (100.0%) for claude.ai
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 244/244 probes anomalous (100.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 110/110 probes anomalous (100.0%) for gemini.google.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 119/119 probes anomalous (100.0%) for getlantern.org
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 63/63 probes anomalous (100.0%) for google.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 113/113 probes anomalous (100.0%) for huggingface.co
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 257/257 probes anomalous (100.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 252/252 probes anomalous (100.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 116/116 probes anomalous (100.0%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 109/109 probes anomalous (100.0%) for openai.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 260/260 probes anomalous (100.0%) for protonvpn.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 248/248 probes anomalous (100.0%) for psiphon.ca
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 90/90 probes anomalous (100.0%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 117/117 probes anomalous (100.0%) for signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 114/114 probes anomalous (100.0%) for substack.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 100/100 probes anomalous (100.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 116/116 probes anomalous (100.0%) for theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 476/476 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 119/119 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tumblr.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 303/303 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 374/374 probes anomalous (100.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 369/369 probes anomalous (100.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 53/87 probes blocked (60.9%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 53/86 probes blocked (61.6%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 52/86 probes blocked (60.5%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 52/85 probes blocked (61.2%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 52/85 probes blocked (61.2%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 48/78 probes blocked (61.5%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-06
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [Censored Planet data portal (not one measurement)](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** — multiple qualifying evidence source labels do not establish target/time agreement or source independence.

## Data Sources

censoredplanet, ooni

These source labels come from qualifying linked evidence. Historical incident source labels and quarantined observations are excluded; multiple labels alone do not establish independent corroboration.

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Censorship detected in RU [RU-2026-3082]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-3082

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-10-25*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-3082*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-3082*