- Jul 27, 2015
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Earlier this month Russian telecoms watchdog Roscomnadzor said it would begin blocking VPN providers including NordVPN, ExpressVPN and IPVanish to prevent access to information the government wishes to censor. It now appears that multiple online services have been disrupted including BitTorrent and Twitch, with multiple parties pointing the finger towards Russia's blocking tools.
For the past several years as part of the country’s website blocking efforts, Russian authorities have warned that VPN providers could be next on the list. The problem according to Russia is that these services can provide access to material it prefers citizens not to see, everything from pirated content right through to terrorist propaganda. In the view of the authorities, VPN providers should cooperate with the government but many are unhappy to do so, especially if that involves any type of monitoring or censorship of services that Russia deems offensive.
After making broad threats against a range of services in 2019, Russia made good on its warnings by blocking two providers, VyprVPN and OperaVPN. Then, earlier this month, local telecoms watchdog Roscomnadzor said it would block several more including Nord VPN, ExpressVPN, IPVanish, Hola! VPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, and Speedify VPN.
Russia Tries To Block VPN Providers, Troubles Hit BitTorrent & Multiple Online Services * TorrentFreak
Russia's attempt at blocking six major VPN providers may have run into trouble after disruption was reported at multiple online services.
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