VPNs Are Now Banned in Russia
 

Putin has signed a law prohibiting the use of VPNs in Russia, which should make accessing websites banned in the country much more difficult. The legislation, which will come into force on Nov. 1, is being described by parliament as a means of blocking access to "unlawful content," and that the intention is not to impose restrictions on law-abiding citizens. The law, already approved by the Duma, the lower house of parliament, will ban the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) and other technologies, known as anonymizers, that allow people to surf the web anonymously. It comes into force on Nov. 1. Leonid Levin, the head of Duma's information policy committee, has said the law is not intended to impose restrictions on law-abiding citizens but is meant only to block access to "unlawful content," RIA news agency said.

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