The claim

““Telegram has been banned in Russia.””

There is no confirmed nationwide ban on Telegram in Russia this past week, though Russian authorities have a history of restricting services and blocking specific channels or content.

Telegram has been repeatedly targeted by Russian regulators in the past (including an attempted nationwide block in 2018 that was later lifted), which makes recurring “Telegram is banned” rumors plausible-sounding but often overstated. In recent years, Russia has more commonly pursued selective enforcement (orders to remove content, blocking specific links/channels, throttling or restricting certain services) rather than a clearly announced, sustained nationwide Telegram ban. As of the latest widely available reporting and official regulator information, there is no clear confirmation of a new blanket Russia-wide Telegram ban occurring “this past week.” If the claim came from screenshots or localized reports, it could reflect temporary outages, regional ISP filtering, or blocking of particular Telegram resources rather than a nationwide ban. Because this depends on rapidly changing enforcement actions and the claim asserts a broad nationwide outcome, the most accurate rating without a specific official decree and corroborating reporting is unverified.