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Roskomnadzor Proposes State VPN After Developer Blockade, Sparks Surveillance Concerns

6/10/2026

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Roskomnadzor proposed a state-run VPN to let IT specialists bypass government blocks on developer platforms.
The proposal was presented at a June 8 meeting between Roskomnadzor deputy head Oleg Terlyakov and IT firms.
Developers said they lost access to GitHub, Python repositories and the design tool Figma after the regulator’s VPN crackdown.
Experts warned the centralized VPN could give Roskomnadzor unprecedented surveillance power and create a privileged two-tier internet.

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Roskomnadzor proposed a state-run VPN to let IT specialists bypass government blocks on developer platforms.
The proposal was presented at a June 8 meeting between Roskomnadzor deputy head Oleg Terlyakov and IT firms.
Developers said they lost access to GitHub, Python repositories and the design tool Figma after the regulator’s VPN crackdown.
Experts warned the centralized VPN could give Roskomnadzor unprecedented surveillance power and create a privileged two-tier internet.