RKN is going to block VPN services in all app stores

Miscellaneous / by admin / October 03, 2023

Yes, you simply won't be able to download anything.

Roskomnadzor is going to issue an order according to which all VPN services that provide access to resources blocked in Russia will be blocked in all application stores. This will even affect Google Play on Android and AppStore on iOS.

The order may come into force on March 1, 2024. About it writesRIA Novosti with reference to Artem Sheikin, deputy chairman of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy under the Federation Council.

In other words, smartphone users may lose access to downloading VPN services they are accustomed to. This could hit iPhone owners especially hard, as they still cannot install programs not from the AppStore.

“I would like to note that it is especially important to limit citizens’ access to the products of Meta*, which is recognized as an extremist organization,” added Sheikin.

*Activities of Meta Platforms Inc. and its social networks Facebook and Instagram are prohibited in the Russian Federation.