Putin's press secretary uses a VPN to get around Russian censorship

Date:
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:30:45 +0000

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov recently admitted on live TV that he uses
a VPN as they havent been banned yet.

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Russian citizens arent the only ones using VPN services to bypass the
countrys heavily restricted internet.

During a recent interview on the TV channel Belarus-1, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov admitted that he too uses a VPN when browsing the web since
they arent banned in the country.

When asked by the host of the state-owned media outlet if he had installed a VPN , Peskov responded: Yes of course, why not, its not banned.

Theoretically Peskov is correct as VPNs arent yet illegal in Russia, however the country has cracked down on many foreign VPN providers over the past few years and even more since its invasion of Ukraine began back in February of this year. Bypassing his own governments censorship

Although Peskov has a VPN installed on his devices, he did not say which provider he uses nor the kind of content he needs a VPN to access in the
first place.

In an effort to fight fake news about its special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian government has blocked access to Western media outlets including BBC, Bloomberg, CNN and others. At the same time though, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are also blocked in the country.

While Peskov could be using a VPN to access his social media accounts, its more likely that he uses one to read Western media coverage on the invasion and other goings-on outside of Russia. Read more

VPNs in Russia: how to stay safer and avoid online censorship

Russia VPN usage continues to soar

Russia is blocking more and more VPNs

As Western companies like Microsoft , Intel and others have pulled sales of their products in Russia, the country has been busy blocking VPN services
with the Russian news agency Interfax reporting back in March that close to
20 such services had been blocked. However, the news outlet also said that more VPN services would be blocked soon.

Despite this, there is still growing demand for VPNs in Russia as the
countrys citizens look to rejoin the rest of the global internet and access the online services theyve come to depend on. Bypass internet restrictions with one of the best VPN services

Via Business Insider



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