{"id":99318,"date":"2025-12-17T06:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/international-blockade-russia-restricts-phone-calls-from-47-countries-considered-unfriendly\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T06:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:58:19","slug":"international-blockade-russia-restricts-phone-calls-from-47-countries-considered-unfriendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/international-blockade-russia-restricts-phone-calls-from-47-countries-considered-unfriendly\/","title":{"rendered":"International Blockade: Russia restricts phone calls from 47 countries considered &#8220;unfriendly&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Moscow intensifies control over digital communications. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, recently announced that Russia will block phone calls coming from 47 states labeled as &#8220;hostile&#8221;, without the prior consent of the users.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the targeted countries are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, most EU member states, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to restricting international calls, the authorities will also introduce mandatory marking of these. The measure is part of a broader offensive of control, reports Ukrinform, citing the <a href=\"https:\/\/cpd.gov.ua\/en\/results\/rf-en\/digital-isolation-russia-considers-blocking-calls-from-abroad\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ukrainian External Information Service.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Roskomnadzor has blocked several popular platforms, including Roblox, FaceTime, Snapchat, and WhatsApp, and the State Duma has discussed restricting international telephony on landlines.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the Ministry of Digital Development has begun to temporarily suspend mobile internet and SMS services for citizens returning from abroad.<\/p>\n<p>As for YouTube, the vice-president of the State Duma Committee for Information Policy, Andrei Svintsov, stated that the platform will be completely blocked in the next six months to a year.<\/p>\n<p>Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/europa\/blocaj-international-rusia-restrictioneaza-2494791.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow intensifies control over digital communications. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, recently announced that Russia will block phone calls coming from 47 states labeled as &#8220;hostile&#8221;, without the prior consent of the users. 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