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😄 Technological "breakthrough" in Russia: Russian has assembled a "Telegram pager" that works without mobile internet. The device only supports text messages.

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"Putin's squads" hint that Russians who use VPN will face consequences (in the video, they are killed.). Some context for this video: ◾️Internet shutdowns are becoming increasingly common in Russia: In June 2025, there were 655 Internet shutdowns; In July-August 2025, there were over 5,000 shutdowns. Whole Russian regions are left without Internet, including state, banking services, online payments, taxi orders, etc. etc. Sometimes, the reason given for the shutdown are drone attacks on Russia. ◾️This has already left to a huge outflow of money from the Russian banks - people don't have access to their own accounts during shutdowns, and they need cash to pay for goods and services when cashless payments are not available. Over the summer, Russians withdrew about 700 billion rubles from their banking accounts, further undermining the Russian banking system. ◾️However, Russian authorities promised that state-owned and/or controlled media, propaganda resources and Russian social media will be available during shutdowns. Unlike them, there have already been several shutdowns of YouTube in Russia, for example. ◾️In Russian Kamchatka, the whole region was left without Internet for 48 hours in September. The authorities said it was due to repair works and that critical services would work using satellite connection. ◾️Russian MPs have already made suggestions to make Internet shutdowns a regular occurrence. So far, this has not gone any further, but these ideas are floating around and can be turned into law at any point. ◾️Russia has also introduced its own messenger called MAX. It is developed by the state. Since September, it must be pre-installed on all mobile devices sold in Russia (and users report that it downloads itself on devices they already own, as well). Online state-provided services in Russia now work through confirmation codes via MAX alone. The messenger gathers not just basic personal information about each user but saves text input history even on unsent messages. The developers (aka the Russian state) have access to all chats and calls, and it can only work using a Russian or Belarusian phone number. ◾️Since an increasing number of foreign websites are now blocked in Russia (including Instagram and X, for example), VPNs are becoming more and more popular. A lot of media projects are selling their own VPNs now, promising full access to the Internet and easy use. Now, it seems, Russian authorities have noticed this trend and will take measures to control/block these services.

Anton Gerashchenko

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