In Russia, After the Elections, the Blocking of VPN Services Was Intensified.

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After the elections to the State Assembly, the authorities began a new wave of blocking of VPN services in Russia. Ten of these services were reported to have increased restrictions over the past week, writing "Verstka." The publication does not indicate their name "for reasons of their security".

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The Russian authorities intensified restrictions on Internet VPN services after the legislative elections, hindering access to blocked pages, reported the independent news platform Viorstka.

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Chairman of the VPN Guild Oleksiy Kozlyuk said that the tightening of blockages after the elections was expected

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Following the completion of the elections in Russia, VPN malfunctions increased. In the last week, at least 10 services were reported as new restrictions, writing "Wurstka." The blocking of VPN. According to one of the major VPN projects (it is not named), problems appeared at the beginning of the week and peaked on 25 September, with some users becoming unstable or no longer installed. Another service reported that since 21 September it had had…

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"Verstka" noted that at least 10 VPN services reported a new wave of restrictions after the end of the State Council elections, for example, on the evening of 25 September, a major service (not called for security reasons) told users about the increased blockage "from the beginning of the week".