On July 14, users across Russia reported widespread access issues affecting several major international websites, including Apple, Google, Samsung, and GitHub.
The outages were widely reported by Russian media outlets and social media users.
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According to users, the websites became inaccessible specifically from Russian IP addresses. The disruptions have been observed across multiple internet providers and mobile operators, suggesting that the issue is nationwide.
The cause of the outage remains unclear. It is not yet known whether the disruptions were caused by a technical failure involving Roskomnadzor’s internet filtering systems or by deliberate access restrictions imposed by the authorities.
Data from Downdetector shows that within the past hour more than 1,000 user reports were submitted for Google, over 590 for GitHub, and around 50 for Apple. Users from dozens of cities across Russia reported difficulties accessing the services.
Most complaints about Google came from Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Novosibirsk, Moscow, and Saratov regions. Reports involving Apple were most common in the Volgograd, Novosibirsk, Novgorod, and Moscow regions, as well as Zabaykalsky Krai.
Users say that Google Search either fails to load entirely or functions with significant errors. Meanwhile, the Apple, GitHub, and Samsung websites are loading extremely slowly, operating intermittently, or remain completely inaccessible.
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