Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor has received and complied to a court order to blacklist Telegram in the country. It did so by blocking millions of addresses, impacting plenty of unrelated services, including Nintendo Network. All three platforms using it (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch) are now unable to access online play, and are getting error messages when attempting to. Impact varies by internet provider, since they all have blocked different addresses. According to players, Splatoon 2 is the most affected game as a result of this ban.

Nintendo has acknowledged the problem on Russian social media site VK, but has no information to share as of now. Hopefully, Russian players will be able to play online again soon.

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[migles]

whats wrong with telegram?
is it just a bullshit strike against a free message service? or one that allows privacy?

 

[SomeGamer]

Block the entire internet, just to be safe.

 

[Bladexdsl]

is this because of what trump did

 

[MikaDubbz]

is this because of what trump did

Seems misguided for Russia to block a Japanese company in retaliation for something Trump did. Unless you're questioning if targeting Telegram specifically is because of Trump.

 

[leon315]

MAYBE Russian's gov wants complete access to its server, and they probably has some suspect that some cospyrators maybe use TELEGRAM for to bypassing russian intelligence's surveillance.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

or one that allows privacy?

That one

Also I'm gonna be pissed if people here get more angry about this than the stuff they've been doing behind the scenes with the U.S. I'd understand it, given it's gaming related, but I'd be upset all the same

 

[Bladexdsl]

Seems misguided for Russia to block a Japanese company in retaliation for something Trump did. Unless you're questioning if targeting Telegram specifically is because of Trump.

yeah they tried to block trump and blocked the wrong server

 

[McWhiters9511]

yeah they tried to block trump and blocked the wrong server

yea cuz that sounds plausible...

 

[SirNapkin1334]

What? This doesn't make any sense.

 

[McWhiters9511]

What? This doesn't make any sense.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/17/17246150/telegram-russia-ban here this describes it a little better. It isn´t specifically about Nintendo but should help you understand the situation

 

[CallmeBerto]

That one

Also I'm gonna be pissed if people here get more angry about this than the stuff they've been doing behind the scenes with the U.S. I'd understand it, given it's gaming related, but I'd be upset all the same

Could you post a link to what you are referring to?

On to the topic at hand; well that seemed a tad bit extreme.

 

[Issac]

wait what? why block Telegram?

Hell, even China allows it, right?

 

[RustInPeace]

I think "Hahaha, those darn Russians" is my new goto statement about anything the country does.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Could you post a link to what you are referring to?

On to the topic at hand; well that seemed a tad bit extreme.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/11/reddit-boots-944-accounts-linked-internet-research/

 

[NZ_reg]

Fake. I just tried it on 3ds, works as it should. Maybe some local provider's problem, but not global block.

 

[SirNapkin1334]

Fake. I just tried it on 3ds, works as it should. Maybe some local provider's problem, but not global block.

Not Fake. Perhaps it isn't blocked in your area? Perhaps they fixed some IPs?

 

[sarkwalvein]

Fake. I just tried it on 3ds, works as it should. Maybe some local provider's problem, but not global block.

Impact varies by internet provider, since they all have blocked different addresses.

...text reading 101.

 

[NZ_reg]

Not Fake. Perhaps it isn't blocked in your area? Perhaps they fixed some IPs?

I use one of biggest ISP in Saint Petersburg, so if it isn't blocked in my area, it's not so big buisness.

 

[dmace81]

Is this why my Wii U Lego Dimensions dlc wont work? Damn thing is being so buggy once I got the knight rider pack.