Alexander Khinshtein, chairman of the State Duma Information Policy Committee, said that it is impossible to ban VPN services in Russia, but it is necessary to explain the risks of their use. He wrote this in his own book telegram channel.
“My stance on VPNs has not changed: I believe they should not be banned and that no one should be held responsible for using these services,” he said.
According to him, blocking bypasses are not common.
The MP said that most VPN services collect users’ personal data and then pass it on to third parties. She noted that it is necessary to pass this on to users.
“Blocks will not solve this problem,” stressed the MP.
Before recognizedArtem Sheikin, Deputy Chairman of the Digital Economy Development Council of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, sent an appeal to the head of Roskomnadzor, Andrey Lipov, asking him to check the compliance of VPN services with Russian legislation. For the Android RuStore system, go to the official app store and block these services if necessary.
Former Russian users said About problems with VPN services.