You leave the country, turn on roaming, but the blocks do not disappear? That is because in practice you are still going online from Russia

You leave the country, turn on roaming, but the blocks do not disappear? The reason is that in practice you are still going online from Russia

One of the less obvious consequences of the restrictions imposed by Roskomnadzor is the continuing difficulty of accessing Telegram, WhatsApp, or YouTube outside the country. This problem affects those who choose to stay connected through roaming on Russian SIM cards. And this has nothing to do with the requirements of Roskomnadzor and other regulators.

The Explainers desk answers questions about this phenomenon: why even foreign operators cannot withstand Russian restrictions, and what to do so that the internet abroad is actually free.

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