As of June 2026, 7 out of 13 tested services are blocked or restricted in Russia. This includes AI services like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, as well as social platforms.
Common questions this tool answers
- Which services are blocked in Russia?
- Is ChatGPT available in Russia?
- Can I access YouTube from Russia?
- Is the internet restricted in Russia?
- What AI services work in Russia?
Service accessibility in Russia
| Service | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 🤖 ChatGPT | blocked | OpenAI geo-restricts Russia |
| 🧠 Claude | blocked | Anthropic geo-restricts Russia |
| ✨ Gemini | blocked | Google geo-restricts Gemini in Russia |
| 🎨 Midjourney | ok | Accessible via Discord |
| 💻 GitHub Copilot | blocked | GitHub Copilot suspended for Russian users |
| 🤗 HuggingFace | ok | Accessible |
| ▶️ YouTube | partial | Throttled in this region; slow but accessible |
| ok | Google Search accessible | |
| 📨 Telegram | ok | Unblocked since 2020 |
| ok | Accessible | |
| blocked | Not available in this region since March 2022 | |
| 🐦 X (Twitter) | blocked | Not available in this region since 2022 |
| 📚 Wikipedia | ok | Accessible |
Why your connection may be restricted
- Service provider restricts Gemini access from this region
- Service provider suspended access for users in this region
- Network-level throttling applied to this service
- Bandwidth restrictions on specific domains
- Domain filtered at network level
- Service restricted since 2022
- Service restricted since March 2022
- Service provider restricts access from this region
Common symptoms
- Websites fail to load or time out
- Infinite loading or blank pages
- Login failures on specific services
- Connection timeout errors
- Slow or inconsistent speeds to certain sites
You can verify your connection status using the real-time diagnostic tool below.