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Incident record · Russia

Internet censorship detected in Russia

Type
censorship
Status
suspected
Severity
critical
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Source summary

CenAlert detected interference. Impact: 0.7. Reported by: HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 125/168 probes blocked (74.4%) for bbc.com.

Open incident JSON
Reported anomaly rate
0.7%

Source-defined signal; not a universal test-failure percentage.

Source measurement count
1

The record’s count can represent aggregate inputs or alerts.

Incident confidence
65%

A source score, not certainty of intentional censorship.

Linked evidence has its own count and confidence fields. These quantities are not interchangeable.

Follow the evidence

5 linked records.

Inspect the observation, the upstream claim and why it was linked.

Linked observation dates

5 dated · 0 without a verified timezone
Censored Planet5 linked records
May 5, 2026 · 00:00 UTCSingle observed timestamp

Each point is a linked record. Horizontal position shows observation time; stacking separates nearby points. The full records below provide the values. This is not a measured outage-duration chart.

Upstream claims are attributed to their source. Multiple records or source names do not by themselves establish independent corroboration.

Censored Planet5 records · open evidence

http-blocking-tcp-reset · critical

censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:bbc.com:2026-05-05

HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 125/168 probes blocked (74.4%) for bbc.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
0.744048
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
87.3%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
bbc.com
Blocking method
tcp-reset
Retrieved
May 6, 2026 · 16:27 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 47541,
  "blockingMethod": "tcp-reset",
  "confidence": 0.8732142857142857,
  "continent": "Europe",
  "countryCode": "RU",
  "domain": "bbc.com",
  "domainCategory": "NEWS",
  "id": 61132069,
  "kind": "http-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-06T16:27:29.285330Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "http-blocking-tcp-reset",
  "signalValue": 0.7440476190476191,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:bbc.com:2026-05-05",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Europe",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 125/168 probes blocked (74.4%) for bbc.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

http-blocking-tcp-reset · critical

censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:facebook.com:2026-05-05

HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 119/167 probes blocked (71.3%) for facebook.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
0.712575
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
86.4%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
facebook.com
Blocking method
tcp-reset
Retrieved
May 6, 2026 · 16:27 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 47541,
  "blockingMethod": "tcp-reset",
  "confidence": 0.8637724550898204,
  "continent": "Europe",
  "countryCode": "RU",
  "domain": "facebook.com",
  "domainCategory": "GRP",
  "id": 61132101,
  "kind": "http-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-06T16:27:29.285330Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "http-blocking-tcp-reset",
  "signalValue": 0.7125748502994012,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:facebook.com:2026-05-05",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Europe",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 119/167 probes blocked (71.3%) for facebook.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

http-blocking-tcp-reset · critical

censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:instagram.com:2026-05-05

HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 121/166 probes blocked (72.9%) for instagram.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
0.728916
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
86.9%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
instagram.com
Blocking method
tcp-reset
Retrieved
May 6, 2026 · 16:27 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 47541,
  "blockingMethod": "tcp-reset",
  "confidence": 0.8686746987951808,
  "continent": "Europe",
  "countryCode": "RU",
  "domain": "instagram.com",
  "domainCategory": "GRP",
  "id": 61132133,
  "kind": "http-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-06T16:27:29.285330Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "http-blocking-tcp-reset",
  "signalValue": 0.7289156626506024,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:instagram.com:2026-05-05",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Europe",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 121/166 probes blocked (72.9%) for instagram.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

http-blocking-tcp-reset · critical

censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:medium.com:2026-05-05

HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 116/165 probes blocked (70.3%) for medium.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
0.70303
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
86.1%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
medium.com
Blocking method
tcp-reset
Retrieved
May 6, 2026 · 16:27 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 47541,
  "blockingMethod": "tcp-reset",
  "confidence": 0.860909090909091,
  "continent": "Europe",
  "countryCode": "RU",
  "domain": "medium.com",
  "domainCategory": "NEWS",
  "id": 61132138,
  "kind": "http-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-06T16:27:29.285330Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "http-blocking-tcp-reset",
  "signalValue": 0.703030303030303,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:medium.com:2026-05-05",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Europe",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 116/165 probes blocked (70.3%) for medium.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

http-blocking-timeout · elevated

censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:whatsapp.com:2026-05-05

HTTPS blocking (timeout): 105/163 probes blocked (64.4%) for whatsapp.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
0.644172
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
84.3%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
whatsapp.com
Retrieved
May 6, 2026 · 16:27 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 47541,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8432515337423313,
  "continent": "Europe",
  "countryCode": "RU",
  "domain": "whatsapp.com",
  "domainCategory": "COMT",
  "id": 61132209,
  "kind": "http-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-06T16:27:29.285330Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "elevated",
  "signalType": "http-blocking-timeout",
  "signalValue": 0.6441717791411042,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:hyperquack:HTTPS:RU:whatsapp.com:2026-05-05",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Europe",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "HTTPS blocking (timeout): 105/163 probes blocked (64.4%) for whatsapp.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}
Source-reported corroboration

The source’s corroboration assessment is separate from incident confidence and evidence-link confidence. Inspect its source list, count and description.

{
  "description": "Single source: censoredplanet",
  "evidenceCount": 5,
  "level": "low",
  "score": 0.65,
  "sourceCount": 1,
  "sources": [
    "censoredplanet"
  ]
}

Declared incident sources: Censored Planet.

This record does not list two distinct sources. Treat it as a single-source or uncorroborated record.

Scope and attribution

What the record names.

Methodology

Affected services

BBCFacebookInstagramMediumWhatsApp

Incident mechanism

TCP/RST injection

Individual evidence may carry more specific methods. Those do not automatically describe the entire incident.

Affected domains · 5

Domains named by the source record. Each link opens country-specific OONI measurements; a named domain is not a blanket national-block verdict.

bbc.comfacebook.cominstagram.commedium.comwhatsapp.com
Networks and evidence attribution

ASNs named by this source record: AS47541.

This aggregate describes fields literally present in linked evidence. It does not identify who caused an event or prove intent.

{
  "asns_attributed": 5,
  "domains_attributed": 5,
  "methods": [
    {
      "evidence_count": 4,
      "method": "tcp-reset"
    },
    {
      "evidence_count": 1,
      "method": "http-blocking-timeout"
    }
  ],
  "note": "Aggregated from this incident's linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count.",
  "sources": [
    "censoredplanet"
  ],
  "top_asns": [
    {
      "asn": "AS47541",
      "evidence_count": 5
    }
  ],
  "top_domains": [
    {
      "domain": "bbc.com",
      "evidence_count": 1
    },
    {
      "domain": "facebook.com",
      "evidence_count": 1
    },
    {
      "domain": "instagram.com",
      "evidence_count": 1
    },
    {
      "domain": "medium.com",
      "evidence_count": 1
    },
    {
      "domain": "whatsapp.com",
      "evidence_count": 1
    }
  ]
}
What this record cannot establish

Measurements alone do not attribute an event to a government, ISP or another actor, and do not establish intent. An outage or anomalous result can have several explanations.

The country label is an aggregation scope. It is not a census of every network, city or service. Regional or ASN fields belong to their individual source evidence and should not be expanded into a national claim.

A confirmed duration is not supplied. The source observation window and evidence timestamps do not prove an exact start and stop of blocking.

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Created
2026-06-15 06:00:05.501633 · timezone unspecified
Last updated
2026-06-15 06:00:05.501633 · timezone unspecified
Revision
1
Revision history and original fields

Revision-history array unavailable.

Canonical ID: RU-2026-0422. Source ID: RU-2026-0422. Hash ID: 796374af48ee.

Additional source duration field: 0 hours. It is retained separately from the minutes field and does not establish a verified event duration.

Complete source JSON
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  "affectedAsns": [
    "AS47541"
  ],
  "affectedDomains": [
    "bbc.com",
    "facebook.com",
    "instagram.com",
    "medium.com",
    "whatsapp.com"
  ],
  "affectedServices": [
    "BBC",
    "Facebook",
    "Instagram",
    "Medium",
    "WhatsApp"
  ],
  "anomalyRate": 0.007440476190476191,
  "attribution": {
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    "domains_attributed": 5,
    "methods": [
      {
        "evidence_count": 4,
        "method": "tcp-reset"
      },
      {
        "evidence_count": 1,
        "method": "http-blocking-timeout"
      }
    ],
    "note": "Aggregated from this incident's linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count.",
    "sources": [
      "censoredplanet"
    ],
    "top_asns": [
      {
        "asn": "AS47541",
        "evidence_count": 5
      }
    ],
    "top_domains": [
      {
        "domain": "bbc.com",
        "evidence_count": 1
      },
      {
        "domain": "facebook.com",
        "evidence_count": 1
      },
      {
        "domain": "instagram.com",
        "evidence_count": 1
      },
      {
        "domain": "medium.com",
        "evidence_count": 1
      },
      {
        "domain": "whatsapp.com",
        "evidence_count": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "confidence": 0.65,
  "corroboration": {
    "description": "Single source: censoredplanet",
    "evidenceCount": 5,
    "level": "low",
    "score": 0.65,
    "sourceCount": 1,
    "sources": [
      "censoredplanet"
    ]
  },
  "country": "RU",
  "countryName": "Russia",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-15T06:00:05.501633",
  "description": "CenAlert detected interference. Impact: 0.7. Reported by: HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 125/168 probes blocked (74.4%) for bbc.com.",
  "duration": null,
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  "flag": "🇷🇺",
  "generated_at_utc": "2026-09-20T12:51:43.142129Z",
  "hashId": "796374af48ee",
  "id": "RU-2026-0422",
  "incidentType": "censorship",
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  "mechanism": "TCP/RST injection",
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  "revision": 1,
  "severity": "critical",
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  "startTime": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "status": "suspected",
  "title": "Internet censorship detected in Russia",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-15T06:00:05.501633"
}
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