Website access in Russia
What websites are blocked in Russia?
Russia's Sovereign RuNet is a wider legal and network-control framework, not one single firewall. Providers use filtering equipment that can be directed centrally to restrict particular services.
How it works
Russia's Sovereign RuNet
Provider-level controls coordinated across a national network.
Controls sit inside provider networks
Filtering equipment is installed across internet providers rather than at one national gateway.
Rules can be managed centrally
Authorities can direct providers to restrict services or change how traffic is handled.
Providers may behave differently
A service can work on one network and fail on another, especially while rules are changing.
A registry entry or watchlist match is not a current verdict. Recent measurements from Russia must support every result.
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