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Russia blocks Signal for 'violating' anti-terrorism laws

ID: 9c0fca15-34e1-505a-bcdb-a71ba9729347

STIX ID: report--9c0fca15-34e1-505a-bcdb-a71ba9729347

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2024-08-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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Russia’s Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the Signal encrypted messenger for alleged violations of anti-terrorism/extremism laws, reflecting a broader censorship trend that has also targeted other messaging apps, VPNs, and YouTube. Signal advises users to enable its built-in censorship circumvention feature and underscores the need for broader support of Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) to mitigate SNI-based blocking, while it works to restore access.

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