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Russia’s Telecom Watchdog Roskomnadzor Targets Another 6 VPN Providers

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Russia’s Telecom Watchdog Roskomnadzor Targets Another 6 VPN Providers


Roskomnadzor, the government body responsible for oversight of communications in Russia, is taking steps to block six more VPN providers. The move comes after the agency cut access earlier this year to a number of VPN services helping Russians to reach “banned” information. Roskomnadzor Moves to Block More VPNs in Russia


The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) is preparing to restrict another six VPN platforms active in the country. The targeted providers are Betternet, Lantern, X-VPN, Cloudflare Warp, Tachyon VPN, and Privatetunnel.


VPN services such as those listed provide Russian residents with an option to bypass government restrictions and gain access to information that is prohibited by the law in Russia, Forklog noted in a report quoting Roskomnadzor’s announcement. Roskomnadzor


In a growing number of cases, Russian authorities have treated crypto-related content as banned. In June, a court in the Perm region decided to block several websites explaining how to trade bitcoin. And in October, another court ruling threatened 17 online exchangers with closure.


Even after the adoption of the law “On Digital Financial Assets,” which went into force in January, many activities related to cryptocurrencies remain unregulated in the Russian Federation, including exchange and trade. Bank of Russia, the country’s monetary authority, is a strong opponent of the legalization of digital currencies such as bitcoin and considers them illegal “money surrogates.”


Roskomnadzor now seeks feedback from companies and other organizations that may be using said VPN platforms for legitimate purposes. These could include the facilitation of specific technological processes in Russian enterprises, the regulator explains.


The agency has been going after VPN services in Russia for some time. In September, the federal service blocked another batch of six platforms: Hola! VPN, Express VPN, Keepsolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN, Speedify VPN, and IPvanish VPN.


Roskomnadzor banned two VPN providers, Vyprvpn and Operavpn, earlier this year. The watchdog cited similar reasons in both instances, alleging that these services are creating conditions for illegal activities like the distribution of drugs and the spread of extremism. Tags in this story ACCESS, agency, Bitcoin, block, body, Crypto, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, Oversight, Regulation, restrict, restrictions, Roskomnadzor, Russia, russian, VPN, VPN platforms, VPN providers, VPN services, VPNs, watchdog


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