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St. Petersburg Faces Mobile Internet Outages Amid Moscow Restrictions

3/23/2026

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On March 22, 2026, mobile internet outages surged in St. Petersburg.
The outages followed a week of restrictions in Moscow.
The Kremlin's 'whitelist' system limits access to pro-government sites.
Downdetector reported a spike, with the heaviest impact in the city center.
By the end of 2025, Russia had the highest number of internet shutdowns globally, impacting 146 million people.

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Story summary

On March 22, 2026, mobile internet outages surged in St. Petersburg.
The outages followed a week of restrictions in Moscow.
The Kremlin's 'whitelist' system limits access to pro-government sites.
Downdetector reported a spike, with the heaviest impact in the city center.
By the end of 2025, Russia had the highest number of internet shutdowns globally, impacting 146 million people.