Both Russia and Venezuela have blocked access to the encrypted messaging app Signal. .
Russian news service “Signal” program in Russia has spread news about the block. Russia’s telecommunications supervisory body Roskomnadzor has restricted the program’s activity: “Due to the violation of the requirements of Russian legislation, their fulfillment is necessary to prevent the use of the messenger for terrorist and extremist purposes.”
Cyber security tracker On Friday, Russia restricted access to Signal on “most internet providers”. NetBlocks also noted that the Echo app in Signal’s settings is “usable with ‘censorship bypass’ enabled”. to users whose messages are blocked in both regions.
The blocking of Signal in Venezuela took place in the long shadow of the results of the disputed presidential elections in the country since the end of July. Venezuela’s electoral body declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner without publishing any evidence that he had won, prompting protests from opponents and supporters of Maduro’s rival, Edmundo González. .
Both regions block access to other similar social media apps to silence dissenting voices. Earlier today, for 10 days, the company’s owner, Elon Musk, claimed that he had caused hate and “violated” the rules of his social network. also reported a “massive YouTube outage” in Russia on Thursday.
