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Silvia Iacovcich

Kremlin's war on the global web turned VPNs into Russia's new national utility, study finds

Russia flag on the left, VPN icon on smarthpne on the right.
  • Russians consider VPNs an essential domestic utility, RKS Global says
  • Community groups promoting shared use of VPNs are growing
  • Users also rely on multiple VPNs to counter regular crackdowns

Russian citizens are increasingly viewing VPNs as a regular line item in their household bills as they create new forms of cooperation to counter censorship, a recent study by Eurasian digital rights organisation RKS Global has found.

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