According to the girl, due to Internet blockages, payments cannot be made in street restrooms.
Public toilets have stopped working in Moscow*
One of the residents of the Russian capital spoke about this on social networks. According to the girl, due to Internet blockages in street restrooms* payments cannot be processed.
The ORK service organization confirmed to Podem that the payment… pic.twitter.com/E7t98wY5nY
– That's it (@vottak_tv) March 23, 2026
The service organization confirmed to the publication Podem that payments are processed intermittently, but at the time of complete blocking, even cash will not save you.
Now company representatives are trying to add toilets to the “white list” of organizations that are not subject to blocking. The company noted that not all toilets are subject to blocking, but only a certain number of models that are located closer to the center of Moscow.
Context
On November 1, 2019, the law came into force in the Russian Federation which assumes the operation of the Russian segment of the Internet without a connection to the World Wide Web, offline (sovereign RuNet). The document obliges Internet providers to install technical means provided by Roskomnadzor, which, if the Russian segment is isolated from the worldwide network, will allow the agency to centrally manage the network.
From October 20, 2025 in the Russian Federation began to restrict WhatsApp and Telegram. Russians have repeatedly complained en masse about disruptions in work. The media reported that the authorities in the Russian Federation want to launch Telegram (Max service) – a state version of Telegram with censorship and surveillance.
On November 13, the Foreign Intelligence Service reported that conditions were being created in Russia to isolate the Russian segment of the Internet.
In Moscow, starting from March 3, 2026, massive problems with communication and mobile Internet. Muscovites cannot call or pay with cards. In some areas there is not only no Internet, but also mobile communications.
Due to problems with the Internet connection and communication interruptions, Russians were “at a loss,” Valery Fedorov, general director of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), said on March 18.
