As of July 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.
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 | Accessible | Accessible via Discord |
| 💻 GitHub Copilot | Blocked | GitHub Copilot suspended for Russian users |
| 🤗 HuggingFace | Accessible | Accessible |
| ▶️ YouTube | Unstable | Throttled in this region; slow but accessible |
| Accessible | Google Search accessible | |
| 📨 Telegram | Accessible | Unblocked since 2020 |
| Accessible | Accessible | |
| Blocked | Not available in this region since March 2022 | |
| 🐦 X (Twitter) | Blocked | Not available in this region since 2022 |
| 📚 Wikipedia | Accessible | Accessible |
Visiting Russia?
Traveling to Russia? Expect ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and 3 other services to be unreachable on local Wi-Fi and SIM cards. YouTube may only work intermittently. Set up an encrypted connection before you arrive — it is much harder to do after you land.
Why your connection may be restricted
- Service provider restricts access from this region
- 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 March 2022
- Service restricted since 2022
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
Common questions this tool answers
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You can verify your connection status using the real-time diagnostic tool above. Blocking data last verified 2026-07-14.
