VPN Guild's Statement on Russian ‘Law Against Googling’

The recent adoption of ‘Law Against Googling’ (No. 755710-8) in Russia represents a troubling escalation in digital censorship, significantly impacting internet freedom, privacy rights, and online security. While not explicitly banning VPN usage outright, the law criminalizes advertising VPN services, imposes substantial fines for refusing cooperation with authorities, and penalizes the intentional search for materials deemed "extremist." This law sets a dangerous precedent by effectively criminalizing the consumption of online content and placing VPN providers under undue pressure to compromise user privacy.

As a nonprofit association of VPN providers committed to privacy, trust, innovation, transparency, and accountability, we firmly oppose measures that undermine secure and private communications

https://vpnguild.org/vpn-guilds-statement-on-russian-law-against-googling