Altcoin News: Cointelegraph Banned in Russia

October 18, 2019, by Marko Vidrih on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE

Popular crypto-news portal Cointelegraph became unavailable to a number of users in the Russian Federation due to a blockage by Roskomnadzor (Mass Media).

According to the publication, the decision to block the Cointelegraph was made back in 2017, however, at the technical level, Roskomnadzor implemented the restriction of access to the site on October 16.

Information from the registry of banned sites indicates that the domain

cointelegraph.com is subject to blocking from October 16, 2019, in accordance with the decision of the Federal Tax Service of December 25, 2017.

In a conversation with the portal, the developer of the popular Russian anticensorship browser extension, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, confirmed the fact of blocking:

“The URL was added to Roskmonadzor’s blacklist file mailed to ISPs yesterday, the developer told Cointelegraph. It’s an XML file that’s privately distributed among ISPs so that they can enable blocking,” writes Cointelegraph.

Why this website was only added recently the developer doesn’t know.

According to Cointelegraph, many Russian providers have already implemented blocking measures, while some users still retain access to the site. The authors note that the reasons for the blockage were not explained to them.

In November 2017, Roskomnadzor blocked 13 sites related to the topic of cryptocurrencies in one way or another.

Author: Marko Vidrih