![]() We do not support or condone censorship in Russia or any other area of the world, and will continue to fight censorship and for a free and open Internet, regardless of legislation passed in Russia and elsewhere. Golden Frog’s mission is to support a free and open Internet and we strongly believe that Internet access is a basic human right, so we have no plans to comply with Russian censorship of the Internet. VyprVPN continues to operate as normal for our Russian users at this time. It is yet to be seen what implications will be for providers who choose not to comply and do not block sites on the “banned” list, but many reports speculate that a refusal to comply would result in the provider being blocked. ![]() If the law is executed as planned, it means VPNs and proxies would still be allowed in the country if they complied with Russian censorship by blocking access to the required sites. The law will work as follows: VPN providers will get access to Roskomandzor’s list of banned websites, and will be responsible for blocking users from visiting them. ![]() While the law does not include an all-out VPN ban like China’s upcoming legislation, it requires that VPN services block access to sites banned by the Russian government (Roskomnadzor). ![]() We knew this law was coming – it was signed earlier this year in July – as the country planned to implement the law to combat the spread of extremist materials online. Russia’s proposed VPN law takes effect today. ![]()
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