In Yakutia, the fourth day after protests will block the work of Telegram and WhatsApp. The government recommended people to "call and meet"

In Yakutia, they continue to block the work of Telegram and WhatsApp, local media write. Some manage to go to messengers through the VPN, but they work badly. Earlier in Yakutsk, mobile Internet was also blocked, without it the whole city remained. This shows the current capabilities of the Russian authorities to block the Internet, notes the "agency".

Blocks began against the background of protests-on January 24 in Yakutsk, dozens of people went to a rally due to the murder of a local resident, they suspect a native of Tajikistan-this factor caused protests. The situation was a similar situation in Bashkortostan, where messengers stopped working during mass protests against the sentence to the eco -activist. However, there access recovered the day after rallies.

A number of Yakut politicians publicly condemned such a practice of blocking. The deputy of the Yakut parliament from United Russia Viktor Fedorov said that this was “similar to restricting rights and freedoms” and admitted that blocking is associated with protests.

The deputy chairman of the local government Georgy Stepanov commented on the blocking differently. He recommended that people call up and meet more.

“I do not use messengers. I work on the platforms recommended for work, so I did not encounter difficulties. I'm fine. Close, of course, complained about the situation. But I believe that calling or meeting is always better, ”Stepanov said.