MOSCOW, April 23 (RAPSI) – Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor has denied the information it blocked web-based products of Google, such as Gmail, Youtube, Google.ru and others, the statement of the watchdog reads.

Roskomnadzor noted that these products were not on blacklists and that Internet providers were not instructed to block them. As to the problems users experienced with respect to Google.ru, the watchdog stated that these could occur due to inferior filtration systems run by small-scale operators.

On April 16, Roskomnadzor sent communications providers data on Telegram Messenger LLP websites for blocking.

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court ordered restriction of access to Telegram in Russia on April 13. The court tasked Roskomnadzor with putting a stop to sending and receiving messages in Telegram until the messenger fulfills its obligations by providing deciphering keys. The ruling came into force immediately.

According to the communications watchdog’s statement, Roskomnadzor received the Moscow court’s ruling and forwarded the relevant information to operators.