Roskomnadzor announced the lifting of the block access to WeChat messenger in Russia. This is due to the fact that the service has responded to the request of the Department and provided the necessary information to enable WeChat to the registry of the organizers of disseminating information. In addition, this registry was made to the Vimeo video hosting and developed by Opera Software.
Recall that in early may, WeChat has started to be blocked in Russia after the messengers BlackBerry Messenger, Imo and Line and webcam chat Vchat. Moreover, in such cases, Roskomnadzor and operators block all technical IP addresses and domain services, as a result, cease to work the apps themselves, not only sites services.
Earlier, the representative of Roskomnadzor explained to a lock Imo, Line and BBM that messenger is not provided within the prescribed period, your contact details and have not yet applied to the Ministry with a request to cancel the lock. However, he said: “If they give necessary information, we will exclude from the register”.
In April Roskomnadzor likewise began blocking service radio Zello for not providing information for inclusion in the register of the organizers of disseminating information.