Roskomnadzor published posts on VKontakte about the benefits of life without the internet and about the day against cyberbullying, then received hundreds of sharp comments from users complaining about communication restrictions and blocked services. The outlet Govorit NeMoskva drew attention to this, while Novaya-Europe collected some of the most notable responses.
According to the report, since at least August 2025 Russians have been posting en masse in the agency’s group about mobile internet disruptions, problems accessing Telegram, WhatsApp, and other resources, and have also criticized the state messenger Max. Under the regulator’s holiday and informational posts, users regularly remind officials that the restrictions interfere with daily life.
One of Roskomnadzor’s latest posts was devoted to the “world day without Wi‑Fi”: the agency suggested putting aside “these internets” and spending time with relatives and friends, while also warning about the dangers of public networks. That post drew almost 1,000 comments.
“You left half the country without internet and are now trying to present it as a benefit,” one user wrote. Others asked why tariffs were not being reduced if, in their words, the services no longer work under current conditions.
Commenters also described specific consequences of the shutdowns. One woman asked for diabetes-monitoring apps for children to be added to a whitelist, saying that without internet access parents cannot track a child’s glucose level while the child is at school or kindergarten.
Critical replies also appeared under a November 11 post in which Roskomnadzor congratulated Russians on the day against cyberbullying. That post gathered almost 250 comments. A user from Dagestan wrote that the region had lacked normal internet since July and that a de facto three-week shutdown was depriving people of the ability to live and work normally.