Roskomnadzor (RKN) has completely blocked Youtube, WhatsApp*, Instagram* and Facebook* in Russia. Their domain name has been deleted from the National Domain Name System. This was reported in Habr.
Now users cannot open these websites and applications and the browser shows an error saying those addresses do not exist.
— The error the browser gives when trying to access such a resource, “DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN,” means that the domain does not exist. NXDOMAIN stands for domain name does not exist – this means the IP addresses of these resources have been removed from the directory, the manager said. material.
In addition to these blocking measures, Russian users actively discuss the situation surrounding the Telegram messaging application. February 10 Roskomnadzor confirmed information about the introduction of restrictions on the operation of the service. According to representatives of the Ministry, restrictions will continue to apply in the Russian Federation.
In turn, the leader of the A Just Russia party, State Duma Deputy Minister Sergei Mironov called “idiots” and “scoundrels” those who slowed down the work of Telegram messengers in Russia.
*Belongs to the Meta group, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation.
