Moscow’s Internet Outages Drive Sales of Pagers and Paper Maps

Sales of offline communication gear and paper maps surged in Moscow as residents adapt to repeated mobile internet disruptions in Russia’s capital.

Moscow residents turn to pagers, printed maps as Russia enforces internet 'whitelist'

Authorities in Moscow have introduced a "whitelist" system that allows access only to selected websites during ongoing mobile internet outages, pro-government outlet Kommersant reported on March 13, ...

Russians ‘forced to use walkie-talkies and paper maps’ after Putin’s internet blackout as Kremlin intensifies crackdown

RUSSIANS have been forced to use walkie-talkies and paper maps as residents are left reeling from an internet blackout ...

Russia shuts off internet in Moscow as it tests nationwide censorship system

Mobile internet access has been shut off in Moscow in recent days after similar outages in dozens of regions.

Moscow businesses struggle as Russia restricts cellphone internet services

Cellphone internet disruptions have gripped the Russian capital for more than a week, derailing the daily routine for ...

Fed-up Russians openly troll paranoid Putin’s internet blackout with huge paper maps & using useless phones to chop veg

RUSSIANS are using their mobile phones to cut vegetables and play table tennis – making light of being plunged into the dark ages. Internet outages have swept Moscow and St Petersburg, ...

Unexplained Moscow internet blackouts spark fears of web censorship plan

Kremlin appearing to ramp up control over online activity, as it tests new ‘whitelist’ system of website restrictions ...