In Russia, a new wave of VPN blocks has emerged
In Russia, a new wave of VPN blocks has emerged — some services describe it as one of the largest in recent times.
Consensus
- A new wave of VPN blocking is occurring in Russia.
- Some services describe this wave as one of the largest in recent times.
- VPN service Наружу continues to work stably.
- Telegram, YouTube, WhatsApp, and independent media remain accessible without disruptions.
- Russian services continue to function in parallel without switching.
- Support for the VPN service is available in Russian 24/7.
- New users are offered 7 days of free access without card registration.
Points of divergence
- VPN Наружу works without failures: Telegram, YouTube, WhatsApp, and everything else work as usual, without switching. — tvrain
- The post includes a hashtag #реклама. — tvrain
- Paper VPN has experienced technical issues, with users advised to wait or change server location. — tvrain
- Other VPN services such as Legend, GaMMa VPN, LTVPN,ABS, and FoxyBot have also reported restrictions. — tvrain
- SecurityLab reports that entire IP subnets of major hosting providers have been affected by the new restrictions. — tvrain
- The cause of the blocking is not specified by the services, but sources from RBC suggest that Ministry of Digital Development (Mintsifry) intends to tighten control over corporate VPN IP addresses. — tvrain
- Currently, corporate VPN IP addresses are in a special list and are exempt from blocking. — tvrain
Coverage (5 sources)
- In Russia a new wave of VPN blocks — some services call it one of the largest in recent time. — Вёрстка
- In Russia a new wave of VPN blocks — some services call it one of the largest in recent time. — Холод
- In Russia, a new wave of VPN blocks — one of the largest in recent times. — Дождь (Telegram)
- What is known about the new VPN blocks in Russia — Дождь
- VPN services began reporting a new wave of blocks — Дождь (Telegram)