In response to reports of failures in the operation of Proton VPN, Roskomnadzor confirmed that it was blocking services in Russia to bypass blocking. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the department.
“The Public Communications Network Monitoring and Control Center is taking measures to limit the operation of VPN services in Russia that violate Russian law,” the press service said. The department recalled that according to the law “On Communications”, means to bypass blocking are “recognized as a threat.”
On June 2, users reported problems accessing Proton VPN, the company suggested that this was due to blocking by the authorities. Customers also spoke of Lantern and Outline VPN outages. Since the fall of 2021, Roskomnadzor has blocked more than ten popular VPN services.
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