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Rene Millman

Russia charges teenager for listening to a banned song using a VPN

Shape of Russia filled with Russian flag-colored internet codes on a black hacking background.
  • A 19-year-old resident of Kurgan, Russia, is facing charges for searching for and listening to a banned song online
  • Authorities allege the teenager used a VPN to deliberately bypass local internet restrictions
  • The charge falls under a controversial administrative law penalizing the search for "knowingly extremist" materials

The Russian government’s ongoing war against digital privacy has reached a chilling new milestone. A 19-year-old resident of the city of Kurgan is currently facing administrative charges for allegedly using a virtual private network (VPN) to search for and listen to a banned music track online.

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