Russian authorities have no plans to introduce fines for using VPN services; This topic is not even discussed. About this in Max said First Vice Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin (United Russia).
This is how the deputy minister commented on the information that the Danish authorities are studying a legislative initiative on fines for VPNs. The parliamentarian noted that the bill is constructed in such a way “to be able to almost precisely punish the act of installing appropriate software on the device.”
“In Russia, liability for VPNs threatens only those who use it to commit crimes: this is considered an aggravating circumstance. It is also forbidden to advertise ways to bypass blocking and encourage their use. No other fines are planned or discussed,” Gorelkin wrote.
According to him, Denmark was chosen as a “testing ground” for testing restrictions.
Roskomnadzor threatens to completely block WhatsApp*
“If it were possible to pass such a bill at the level of an individual country, it would be easier to introduce a VPN ban and fines for its use at the EU-wide level – and ultimately deprive citizens of access to alternative information,” the deputy minister concluded.
* belongs to Meta, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and banned
