# Censorship detected in RU

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

## Summary

None

## Metrics

- Confidence: 89%
- Measurements: 19
- Anomaly Rate: 97.4%

## Evidence

- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 467/550 measurements anomalous (84.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 339/414 measurements anomalous (81.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 341/389 measurements anomalous (87.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 324/636 measurements anomalous (50.9%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 368/378 measurements anomalous (97.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 474/567 measurements anomalous (83.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 310/385 measurements anomalous (80.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 317/365 measurements anomalous (86.8%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 347/626 measurements anomalous (55.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 72%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 378/393 measurements anomalous (96.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 475/550 measurements anomalous (86.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 302/387 measurements anomalous (78.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 81%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 327/377 measurements anomalous (86.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI facebook_messenger: 338/623 measurements anomalous (54.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 72%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=facebook_messenger&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 369/384 measurements anomalous (96.1%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI signal: 417/478 measurements anomalous (87.2%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=signal&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 309/374 measurements anomalous (82.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 83%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI telegram: 330/378 measurements anomalous (87.3%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=telegram&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 345/358 measurements anomalous (96.4%)
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=RU&test_name=tor&since=2026-09-09&until=2026-09-10&only=anomalies)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 249/249 probes anomalous (100.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 chat.openai.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 94/94 probes anomalous (100.0%) for chatgpt.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 102/102 probes anomalous (100.0%) for claude.ai
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 235/235 probes anomalous (100.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 gemini.google.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 111/111 probes anomalous (100.0%) for getlantern.org
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 57/57 probes anomalous (100.0%) for google.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 huggingface.co
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 257/257 probes anomalous (100.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 254/254 probes anomalous (100.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 openai.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 245/245 probes anomalous (100.0%) for protonvpn.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 psiphon.ca
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 substack.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 96/96 probes anomalous (100.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 404/404 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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 tumblr.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 283/283 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 362/362 probes anomalous (100.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 356/356 probes anomalous (100.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-09-09
  - 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.
- **Which networks** — no specific ASN/ISP is identified for this incident.
- **The mechanism** — we cannot state whether this was DNS tampering, TLS/SNI reset, HTTP blockpage, throttling, or an infrastructure outage.
- **A confirmed duration** — we report the observation window, not a verified start/stop of any block.
- **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-2026-3088]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-3088

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-09-10*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-3088*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-3088*