Russia’s Digital Ministry Declares War on VPNs
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Source: The Moscow Times
Published: 2026-03-31 21:32 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Property, Europe, Military & Defence, Ukraine/Russia, War & Conflict
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Russia’s Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said Monday that the government will begin cracking down on the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, a common tool that Russians have increasingly turned to in recent years to get around internet surveillance and censorship.
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