Russia Expands VPN Crackdown, Giving Censors Power to Ban Sites Promoting Access to Blocked Content
• Russian authorities have been slowly ramping up restrictions on VPNs, with measures like blocking by IP address and the TSPU system that blocks website connections.
• New order gives censors power to ban sites that promote VPNs or teach people how to access blocked content.
• VPN providers and sites that write about them may be targeted first under new measures.
• It's unclear if the harshest potential penalties, like arrests, will be enforced yet.
• Experts advise having multiple VPN protocols and services ready in case some get blocked.