Russia’s Digital Development Ministry wants to limit Russians’ foreign internet traffic to fight...

The Digital Development Ministry wants to limit Russians’ foreign internet traffic to fight VPNs. But is that technically possible? And how would it affect users?

A broad reform of the telecommunications industry could include an initiative to try to technically separate the Russian internet from the global internet. To do this, the authorities want to route all traffic through TSPU, the equipment Roskomnadzor uses to block, slow down, or redirect connections. Limits on each individual user’s foreign internet traffic are also being discussed. We examine what this could offer the authorities, how it could theoretically be implemented, and how it would affect life for Russians.

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The authorities still haven’t figured out how to fight VPNs effectively, and now they want to limit all of Russians’ foreign internet traffic. Is that really…

On October 27, Forbes reported that the Digital Development Ministry was considering routing all foreign internet traffic through TSPU, effectively separating the Russian internet from the global internet.