Reports are flooding in from across Russia that Telegram is suddenly going dark, fueling speculation that the Kremlin may already be testing a nationwide block ahead of a rumored planned crackdown next month.

“Over the last 24 hours, Telegram has effectively stopped working through some providers if you are using Russian IP addresses,” tech sector observer Vladislav Voytenko told Kommersant FM on Monday. “As for using Telegram via mobile internet, you can basically forget about it,” he added.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russias-long-anticipated-telegram-block-appears-underway-outage-reports-surge

 

TPTB (worldwide) really don’t like it when they cannot control the information you receive……..or what you might do with it!