Massively Blocked VPNs in Russia – Here’s What Happens

About 20 popular services VPN have already been locked in Russia and the Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) intends to continue this trend. This is what Alexander Khinshtein, Chairman of the Information Policy Committee of the State Duma, said.

VPNs blocked in Russia: what’s up?

“To date, around 20 popular VPNs in Russia have already been blocked. They will continue to be blocked, ”he said Khinshtein on Duma TV on Tuesday. “Roskomnadzor works, VPNs are blocked every day, it’s not such a simple task, but it is being fulfilled”. These claims were reported as part of a discussion on Russia’s restrictions on Meta-owned social media.

“Anyone who continues to use this network, [Instagram] in one way or another it uses a VPN, a routing bypass system on the Internet “, continued Khinshtein, who in this way hopes to continue to perpetrate the policy of censorship which has characterized Russian communication in recent weeks.

On March 11, after that Facebook and Instagram temporarily allowed users in some countries to invoke violence against Russian soldiers, the Russian Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit in court to designate Meta as an extremist organization and ban its activities in Russia.

Following this event, the nation’s policies towards VPNs and social networks owned by Meta have become appreciably embittered.