The Russian people have essentially lost access to the internet

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a year ago

It's strange that this went unnoticed, but on June 9, 2025, RosKomNadzor —- a government agency that regulates internet access —- essentially made the "outside" Internet inaccessible to Russians and turned the Internet into what's been recently called "Cheburnet", a derogatory term that means the Russian only segment of the wider Internet.

Below is a list of popular websites that you can no longer access:

    * slashdot.org
    * arstechnica.com
    * coingecko.com
    * disqus.com (and all the embedded Disqus discussions on the Internet)
    * forums.developer.nvidia.com
    * osnews.com

This list is not exhaustive, we are talking about millions of websites.

In addition to that, you cannot use DNS over HTTPs (DoH) with the most popular web companies, including and not limited to:

    * CloudFlare
    * OpenDNS
    * Google

DNS over TLS (DoT) is still working however it is not enabled by default in most operating systems. As a result, RKN has not yet started blocking it.

In addition to that, the OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols have essentially been disabled for years. What's new is that on June 9, the plain ShadowSocks protocol was disabled as well.

I've spoken with three major ISPs in Russia: Dom.ru (ER-Telecom), RosTelecom (RTK), and Megafon. They all deny any wrongdoing, claiming, "It doesn't depend on us." However, it totally does, as RKN has made them use their DPI equipment.

Some essential reads (in Russian): <https://neolurk.org/wiki/Чебурнет> <https://pikabu.ru/story/ya_uzhe_v_cheburnete_12833310> <https://otvet.mail.ru/question/267177907> <https://www.reddit.com/r/KafkaFPS/comments/1l9i1x0/с_праздничком_товарищи_прихожу_я_сейчас_на/>

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