Russian computer security would really enhance by controlling the distribution of spyware and malware. Subsequently, Russia’s Roskomnadzor — believe “FCC State-sponsored censorship agency” — released a statement declaring that it would support any move to limit access to Tor or similar anonymizing services.

The growing consensus is that Russia is preparing to move on blocking other or Tor VPN applications. Tor is fairly popular in Russia, accounting for 6.54% of the site’s complete use (just Germany and the United States are higher, at 9.08% and 16.21% respectively). Russian Tor use has spiked since last May when the authorities started driving them to enroll and cracking down on bloggers. Allegedly up to 25% of all Russian users use a VPN service, though this amount can not be independently confirmed. In america, VPN use is mainly a small business attribute or a means to prevent ISP toll roads, but in states with greater degrees of censorship, they serve a function that is more essential.