Russia rolls out AI-powered Internet traffic filtering system at a cost of 2.3 billion rubles

Source: Forbes

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal media regulator, has built a system that filters internet traffic using machine-learning algorithms at a cost of 2.27 billion rubles, Forbes Russia reported.

Details of the system appear in the passport of Roskomnadzor’s digital transformation program for 2026 and the 2027–2028 planning period.

The document says the system runs on a Russian-made model deployed on in-house infrastructure, and no further details have been disclosed.

Roskomnadzor has integrated the AI-based technology into the Automated System for Ensuring the Security of the Russian Segment of the Internet, where it supplements TSPU, Russia’s existing internet traffic filtering system.

Forbes Russia had reported in early 2026 that Roskomnadzor planned to create and roll out an AI-based traffic filtering mechanism, and at the time, the agency was expected to use Astra AI, developed by Astra Group.

Amid internet blocking and the crackdown on VPN use, Russia’s federal budget for the next three years earmarks a record 60 billion rubles for traffic filtering.

In April 2024, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported that Roskomnadzor planned to use AI-based systems to maintain its registry of banned information. In October 2026, the Digital Development Ministry proposed using AI to detect and block VPNs. Experts warned at the time that using such models, especially in the early stages, could lead to erroneous blockings.

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