Most of the respondents had problems accessing the Internet on their mobile phones and problems with messengers. It made life difficult for half of them in one way or another. On the issue of support for blocking calls in foreign messengers, society is divided almost equally: a slightly larger part supports this decision, but almost as many do not support it. Supporters of blocking justify their support by “fighting scammers,” while opponents justify their support by “inconveniencing communication with family, friends, and work.” About half of the respondents support Internet censorship in principle because of dangerous sites and materials, and a third oppose Internet censorship. WhatsApp (owned by Meta, which is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and banned) and Telegram remain the most popular messaging and calling applications. Today, about 6% of Russians use the national messenger MAX.
Month: September 2025
The summit of the Presidents of Russia and the United States in Alaska and the improvement of Russian-American relations
The majority of Russians have a positive attitude towards the talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States in Alaska. One in two believes that this meeting will help end the conflict in Ukraine and have a positive impact on relations between the two countries. Attitudes towards the United States continue to improve rapidly; today, less than a third of respondents have a negative attitude towards United States. About half of Russians rate the current relations between Russia and the United States as negative, but the share of positive assessments is growing. Today, the attitude towards the United States in Russia has returned to its before-2014 levels.