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Russia Says it Will Soon Begin Blocking Major VPNs

Posted on June 7, 2019June 24, 2025 by Dissent

Andy writes:

Back in March, ten major VPN providers including NordVPN, ExpressVPN, IPVanish and HideMyAss were ordered by Russian authorities to begin blocking sites present in the country’s national blacklist. Following almost total non-compliance, the country’s telecoms watchdog says that blocking nine of the services is now imminent.

Read the report on Torrent Freak.

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