MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to dam sure Digital Personal Networks (VPNs) and protocols that are deemed by a fee of consultants to pose a risk, state information company RIA reported citing correspondence from the digital ministry.
Demand for VPN providers soared after Russia restricted entry to some Western social media after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
A 2017 Russian legislation obliged suppliers of VPN know-how to cooperate with the Russian authorities and to limit entry to content material banned by Russia or be banned themselves.
Many VPN providers stay broadly in use all through Russia and there was a public debate amongst lawmakers about how a lot additional to go in blocking VPN providers which nonetheless enable entry to banned info but additionally a number of different info.
RIA quoted a reply from the digital ministry to an deal with by lawmaker Anton Tkachev who had raised considerations about what he stated had been plans to primarily block all VPNs, a step he stated would improve strain on Russians by slicing them off from utilizing some easy family home equipment.
“On the idea of a call by the professional fee… the filtration of sure VPN providers and VPN protocols may be carried out on the cell communication community for overseas visitors which is recognized as a risk,” RIA quoted the ministry as saying.
RIA stated that the ministry stated that circumvention of restrictions on sure info was thought of a risk.
(Reporting by Reuters; enhancing by Man Faulconbridge)
