Kremlin says internet restrictions are necessary for security, not a return to past
2026-04-14·via World News Today, International News Headlines | The HinduBusinessLine
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Kremlin defends internet curbs, says restrictions needed for security
Russia has tightened its grip on the internet since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, blocking VPNs and messaging apps while restricting mobile internet access
The Kremlin has defended recent internet restrictions, saying they are necessary for security and not a return to past controls
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The Kremlin said on Tuesday
that some internet restrictions which it conceded had caused
disruption for many Russians were necessary for security reasons
and did not represent a return to the past.
Russia has tightened its control over the internet since the
start of its war in Ukraine in February 2022, blocking messenger
apps and virtual private networks (VPN) used to bypass online
censorship, and shutting down the mobile internet.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested that some of the
measures were temporary in nature and would be lifted once it
was safe to do so, while others were related to tech companies
not complying with Russian law.
Published on April 14, 2026
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