According to the independent Russian portal "
Agents.media", in the first 3 months of 2026 alone, the powers of the national safety Service were expanded at least 5 times. This comes in parallel with increasingly tight controls on the internet, communications and information circulation in Russia. It no longer looks like a collection of scattered method adjustments. Rather, the process of systematic strengthening of the FSB as an institution that is not only to respond to threats, but besides to penetrate deeper and deeper into the economic, digital and social life of the state is becoming more and more visible.
