Russian operators have begun blocking the Google Docs service in Russia, the GlobalCheck project, which monitors the Russian Internet blocking system, reported late in the evening on September 15.

According to him, the site docs.google.com is blocked by operators MTS, Megafon and Rostelecom. The Roskomsvoboda project reports that interruptions are also observed by Tele2 users.

“The blocking is likely related to the publication of Smart Voting lists on the Google Docs resource,” GlobalCheck said in a statement.

Updated . Roskomnadzor probably blocked the Telegram messenger's telegra.ph publishing service for the same reason, GlobalCheck reports . According to Roskomsvoboda, Google Docs and telegra.ph were no longer blocked on the morning of September 16.

On the morning of September 15, Alexei Navalny's team gave recommendations for "Smart Voting" for candidates to the State Duma two days before the three-day vote, which will begin on September 17.
In recent weeks, Roskomnadzor has been blocking the Smart Voting website in Russia, as well as the Navalny app, which has a Smart Voting function.

Google Docs Started to Be Blocked in Russia