[76285] Figma users in Russia report widespread blocking of the service

Widespread disruptions in access to Figma in Russia

Users across Russia have been reporting significant difficulties accessing Figma, one of the world's leading tools for website and application design, for over 24 hours. According to data from most channels, the service is unavailable from Russian IP addresses, while it is operating without any issues in the rest of the world, a fact that raises strong suspicions among users that this is a deliberate blocking by the authorities.

Data and field reports

According to the Kontext channel, over 2,000 complaints have been received from various sources in 19 different cities. Users are reporting pages failing to load, white screens, or connection errors. The Rozetked channel notes that according to Detector404 data, the spike in complaints began on May 29, and no official response has been received from Roskomnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications).

Responses and speculations

The Mediastancia channel, known for its critical and cynical tone, described the situation as "standard gaslighting," as Figma's official status page continues to show green, indicating that all systems are operational. Some reports, including those in Meduza, indicate that in most cases, the block can be bypassed using VPN services, which strengthens the hypothesis that it is an internal traffic filtering measure.

There is a tense atmosphere in the design community in Russia. Channels like Dvach and Exploit summarized the situation with sarcastic remarks, calling on designers to "remember their Paint skills" or "return to pen and paper." There is deep concern regarding a severe impact on active projects of tech companies, as noted on the Hohloduhota channel, where they warned that the loss of access could lead to heavy financial losses.