Russia: Roskomnadzor bans use of six VPN services
Description
Roskomnadzor bans use of six VPN services
On 2 September 2021, Roskomnadzor, the Russian mass media regulator, announced that it had banned the use of six VPN services that can be used to access content classed as illegal within the Russian Federation. The affected VPN services are Hola! VP…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-06-17
adopted
2021-09-02
adopted