Russia's VPN crackdown caused bank outage, says Telegram founder
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Russia's crackdown on VPNs, aimed at restricting Telegram, led to a nationwide banking outage, according to Telegram founder Pavel Durov. He noted that despite the ban, 65 million Russians use Telegram via VPNs. The outage was reportedly caused by overloads in filtering systems, with cash becoming the only payment method temporarily. The government is intensifying efforts to limit VPN usage, pushing for domestic platforms to block VPN users and proposing fees for excessive international data traffic. Durov likened the situation to Iran's internet restrictions, emphasizing the resilience of Russian users against these measures.
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