Roskomnadzor announced the introduction of centralized control over VPN services 
Roskomnadzor (RKN) has asked companies and departments to notify Betternet, Lantern, X-VPN, Cloudflare WARP, Tachyon VPN and PrivateTunnel VPN services for uninterrupted operation. Companies using these VPNs should send information about their work to the Center for Monitoring and Control of the Public Communication Network (CMN SSOP), according to the agency's website.
bypassing the restriction of information prohibited by law ”. In this regard, CMU SSOP will wait from companies for information on the use of VPN services – Betternet, Lantern, X-VPN, Cloudflare WARP, Tachyon VPN, PrivateTunnel – to ensure the work of technological processes of enterprises and organizations.
Send data should be sent to the email address [email protected]. The letter must include the name of the organization, as well as contact information.
On September 3, it was reported that RKN decided to block six VPN services that violate Russian law – Hola! VPN, ExpressVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN , Speedify VPN, IPVanish VPN. Then the RKN explained that the use of these services “leads to the preservation of access to prohibited information and resources, creates conditions for illegal activities, including those related to the distribution of drugs, child pornography, extremism, and so on.”