Telegram news channels are one of Russia’s few major alternatives to state media. The head of one of the largest says their days may be numbered.

Last weekend, by all appearances, the Russian authorities began blocking the messaging app Telegram across the country. The restrictions promise to deal a heavy blow to what remains of Russia’s media landscape, including Ostorozhno, Novosti, one of the platform’s largest news channels. Launched in 2021 as part of socialite Ksenia Sobchak’s media holding Ostorozhno Media, the outlet continues to operate inside Russia while covering topics that almost every other censored publication avoids.