Jon PENNYCOOKjonpsp@mstdn.social
Jun 17, 2026, 2:15 PMThe #UK seems to want to go further than #Russia
"Russian official admits completely banning VPNs is 'simply impossible'"
"Valery Fadeev, head of Russia's Human Rights Council, concedes that blocking circumvention tools would devastate businesses and banks"
"Specifically, he accused "part of the Russian intelligentsia" of equating internet restrictions with attacks on free speech'