There has never been freedom of speech in Russia.
In tsarist Russia, the USSR, and modern Russia, there has always been censorship. People can go to jail for saying the wrong thing.
Currently, there are many prohibiting laws regarding the presentation of information.
Even for an anecdote, you can get a prison sentence.

Anecdote:

Donald Trump tells Putin: any American can say "Trump is a sucker and a goat".
Putin responds to Trump: we also have any Russian can say "Trump is a sucker and a goat."

If a person says the same thing about Putin, they can be jailed for insulting the President.

Many sites are blocked for users, and laws have been invented to block the Internet. A lot of budget funds are spent on this.