Discord has been suddenly blocked in Russia and Turkey since yesterday due to illegal activity residing on the platform, leaving legitimate users in those countries unable to visit the website or connect to the service.

Russia's communications regulator has blocked instant messaging platform Discord for violating Russian law, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, making the San Francisco-based company the latest foreign technology platform to be restricted in Russia.

Amid intensifying pressure on technology platforms, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, on October 8, announced the official blocking of the Discord messaging platform, citing violations of Russian law.

The Discord messenger has been blocked in Russia for supposedly violating the country's legislation. Source: Russian censorship authority Roskomnadzor, cited by The Moscow Times Details: Russian users had previously complained en masse about Discord malfunctions,

Russia's telecoms watchdog on Tuesday announced that it was banning the social media platform Discord for violating the country's laws, signaling the latest move by authorities to tighten control over the internet.

Moscow: Russia's telecoms watchdog on Tuesday announced that it was banning social media platform Discord for violating the country's laws, signalling the latest move by authorities

Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord in line with a court decision after the platform refused to share information demanded by Ankara, Turkish authorities said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, October 8, Russia escalated its crackdown on foreign digital platforms by blocking access to the popular messaging service Discord, citing violations of national laws. According to Roskomnadzor,