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George Phillips

Russia looks to expand penalties for VPN usage as 'risks will grow for users'

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VPN usage in Russia is once again coming under fire as lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to criminalize the searching of banned content online.

Amendments tabled seek to expand penalties surrounding the access of "extremist materials" and the tools used to achieve this – of which VPNs are one.

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