Russia’s ‘VPN Ban’ is Live as Authorities Warn of Bad VPNs & U.S. Spying

https://torrentfreak.com/russias-vpn-ban-is-live-as-authorities-warn-of-bad-vpns-u-s-spying-240301/

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Eggyhead@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y

Cue American conservative mouth-pieces growing hate-boners over VPNs in 3… 2…

0nekoneko7@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (3 replies)

The dilemma of being a legal VPN service provider in Russia.

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 13 pts · 2y (2 replies)

'legal' seems to be a pretty tenuous label in russia

filister@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Like every country that has democratic in its name is everything but democratic.

foggy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

What do you mean, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a fine place to be.

jabjoe@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 2y

I've been expecting a VPN ban in the UK for many year. But I think now they may have got too big. They are used on mass by normals to protect themselves from ISP spying and to feel protected on random wicks. I get in place ads, by presenters, on main stream political and news podcasts.