Signs are popping up across Russian networks that ChatGPT is being blocked at the network level. Users are noticing their traffic to chatgpt.com gets cut off before it even hits OpenAI’s servers—unlike before, when OpenAI itself restricted Russian IPs. Now, the disruption is hitting the ChatGPT mobile app too, since it connects through the same domain.

Network-level Blocking Evidence

Connections to chatgpt.com in Russia are getting dropped before reaching OpenAI, pointing to interference from local internet providers. Previously, OpenAI handled the block for Russian IPs, but now the traffic is being interrupted on the Russian side.

What’s Changed for Users

Both the web version and the ChatGPT app are affected—they both rely on the same domain, so any attempt to connect just ends in a dropped connection. That’s a shift from the old restrictions, where the block came directly from OpenAI.

Context

Right now, all signs point to Russian networks blocking ChatGPT. The previous model—where OpenAI restricted Russian IPs—is confirmed by the change in how connections fail: now, the drop happens before OpenAI’s servers even get a ping.