Meduza has got the spade and reports that while the movement has been confirmed by the bureau’s deputy director Vadim Subbotin, Roskomnadzor has refused to verify that services are blocked.

Russia’s decision to obstruct VPNs is hardly surprising, since NordVPN last week disclosed that it has seen a 300 percent gain in the amount of Russian consumers signing up for its support because the Telegram ban went into effect on 16 April.

Most Russians are becoming more technically informed due to their Telegram block and will now have the ability to use VPN to unblock different websites blocked in Russia.

Telegram has just been popular in Russia with a lot more downloads in contrast to the week before, and the government has revealed its absolute lack of comprehension of how the technology functions.”

Before it proceeded to stamp out VPN and anonymizer services, the Russian authorities blocked approximately 20 million Google and Amazon-owned IP addresses which Telegram was having to keep on operating in the nation.

Consequently, many Russian customers are having issues accessing Google services such as Search, Gmail, and push alarms for Android programs, based on reports, along with others reporting which they have been unable to get online banking solutions.

Google supported the transfer a month, saying in a statement: “We’re aware of reports that many users in Russia are not able to get some Google products, and so are exploring those reports”