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Russia Drops VPN Tax After Backlash and Tech Hurdles

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Russian officials have scrapped a controversial plan to tax international mobile data, which would have penalized residents using VPNs to bypass state censorship. The proposal faced widespread public backlash and technical delays. The decision removes a looming financial burden for VPN users in Russia.

Meridian48 take
While the tax is dead, Russia's broader internet censorship apparatus remains intact, so this is a tactical retreat, not a policy shift.
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