Problems with mobile Internet and blocking of foreign messengers

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.