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“Durov Code”: in Russia they plan to “turn up to maximum” the shutdown of servers used by VPN services
Representatives of the VPN service industry are preparing for total blocking of the infrastructure of hosting providers in Russia, the Durov Code publication reported on April 20, citing sources.
Services are expecting a “large-scale purge” amid the fact that the State Dumahas prepared amendments according to which Russian hosting providers will be prohibited from providing computing power to VPN owners.
One of the publication’s interlocutors said that shutting down servers used for VPNs is not a new measure, but now the authorities are planning to “turn it up to maximum” so that it becomes the main tool of censorship.
Against this background, as the publication notes, some VPN providers have begun to encourage users to buy long-term subscriptions. The publication's source recommended that users not do this, since the likelihood of services being blocked at the hosting level is extremely high.
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If the pressure on hosters is insufficient, regulators still have additional scenarios for limiting the operation of protocols, the details of which the expert has so far chosen not to disclose.
- The Russian authorities, against the backdrop of blocking Telegram and WhatsApp - two popular instant messengers - have intensified the fight against VPN services. Thus, by mid-April, large Internet sites in Russia, at the request of the authorities, limited the ability to use their sites and applications under VPN. In addition, from April 1, Russiahas banned replenishing the Apple ID balance from a mobile phone account. The idea of introducing a fee for mobile traffic when using a VPN was also discussed .