Roskomsvoboda, a group that promotes uncensored online media in Russia, says Russian authorities have blocked almost 15,000 websites in just one week. The websites were blocked last week at the request of the Prosecutor-General's Office and the Federal Tax Service, the group said on December 12. Details on which sites were blocked were not immediately available but a similar blockage took place in April 2021 amid mass rallies protesting the arrest of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny. Authorities then blocked some 18,000 websites and online accounts between April 19 and April 26. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russia Reportedly Blocks Almost 15,000 Websites In One Week
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