In Russia, there are disruptions in the operation of the Telegram messenger, which is causing active discussions among users on social media.

In Russia, there are disruptions in the operation of the Telegram messenger, which is causing active discussions among users on social media.

@meduzalive 16 Mar 2026, 17:37

In Russia, the performance of the messaging app Telegram has deteriorated, linked to the authorities' intentions to block it by April 1, with partial outages already occurring on March 15.

@meduzalive 16 Mar 2026, 16:24

In Russia, since the weekend of March 14-15, the Telegram messenger has almost completely stopped working, with users unable to open the app, view messages, or upload media files, which is linked to the beginning of the blocking that experts had previously reported.

@meduzalive 16 Mar 2026, 14:20

Telegram's availability in Russia dropped by 20% to 80% over the past day, according to IT analyst Mikhail Klimarev's statement.

@meduzalive 16 Mar 2026, 12:18

In Russia, the Telegram messenger is virtually non-functional, with users reporting access issues through both the mobile app and the web version.

@meduzalive 16 Mar 2026, 09:40

A major failure has been recorded in the operation of Telegram, preventing users from logging into the app, sending messages, and opening files, resulting in over 8,000 complaints in a day.

@ostorozhno_novosti 16 Mar 2026, 07:52