Both Russia and Venezuela have blocked access to the encrypted messaging app Signal, .
Russian news service The Russian news service reported on the blocking of the Signal app in Russia. The Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor restricted the app due to “violations of the requirements of Russian legislation whose compliance is necessary to prevent the use of the messenger for terrorist and extremist purposes,” according to the Russian report.
The cybersecurity tracker x.com/netblocks/status/1821958552719708455″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:NetBlocks confirmed on x;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> On Friday, Russia has restricted access to Signal “on most internet providers.” NetBlocks also noted that the app “remains usable with ‘censorship circumvention’ enabled” in Signal’s settings, echoing x account;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> to users whose messages have been blocked in both regions.
Signal's blocking in Venezuela came against the backdrop of the country's disputed presidential election results in late July. Venezuela's electoral authority declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner without publishing any evidence of his victory, sparking protests from detractors and supporters of Maduro's opponent Edmundo González, according to the poll. .
Both regions have been cutting off access to other similar social media apps, possibly as a way to silence dissenting voices. The company was banned earlier today for a period of 10 days, claiming that company owner Elon Musk was inciting hatred and “violating” its social network’s rules. A “massive YouTube outage” was also reported in Russia on Thursday.
