Telegram users in Russia are once again dealing with an all-too-familiar problem: connections slow down, messages get delayed, and media can take forever to load or fail entirely. The app isn’t officially “gone,” but it doesn’t feel fully available either. That grey zone is intentional.

Instead of a clean ban, access becomes unreliable, just enough to frustrate users and quietly push them elsewhere.

Whenever Telegram is throttled or partially blocked, VPN usage spikes . Not because users want to “break rules,” but because they want the app to work normally. en savoir plus...