O The New York Times came forward with the news that at least five Russian telecom operators have blocked access to Google News for Russian residents.
This 'cut' comes after the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, accused the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, of organizing an armed rebellion. It is known that access to Google's news aggregator has been blocked by some of the biggest Russian operators, among them Rostelecom, U-LAN and Telplusl.
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It is worth remembering that, since Russia invaded the territory of Ukraine in early 2022, several technology companies and digital platforms have abandoned the Russian market or, on the other hand, have seen Russian citizens’ access blocked by the communications regulator Roskomnadzor.
