Russia has blocked the Tor browser, which allows you to stay anonymous while surfing the Internet. In the statement made by The Tor Project, the developer of Tor, it was reported that as of December 1, users had complained that they could not access the network in the country.
The Tor Project has confirmed the access block with the new announcement it shared today. Government Federal Information Technology and Mass Media Supervision Agency (Roskomnadzor), “information that enables tools to access illegal content to work” It banned Tor from accessing it because it hosted it.
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Russia is an important market for Tor
According to information shared by Tor Project, in Russia More than 300,000 Tor users daily available. This is the total number of Tor users worldwide. to 15 percent corresponds and makes the country an indispensable market for the company. The developers called on international human rights organizations to pressure the Russian government to lift the censorship.
Russian authorities accused Tor of providing infrastructure for illegal activities, including the sale of drugs and weapons; Russian internet activists say the government’s move is part of the country’s ongoing crackdown on internet freedom.
Alexander Isavnin, a member of the Internet Protection Association group in Russia, “There is a real attack on internet freedom” said. Russia has previously banned some VPN services on the grounds that they allow access to illegal activities. The decision to ban Tor, taken this week, is interpreted as the most concrete part of the government’s efforts to control the internet.
Russia also tested its own internet
Russia, within the scope of the exercise it held in 2019, such as government agencies, security services, communication operators, messaging and e-mail providers. the internet network of vital services within the country tested whether it was used or not.
Everything turned out successfully and for whatever reason in case of disconnection from the outside world It was seen that internet service could continue in Russia. Deputy Minister of Communications Aleksey Sokolov stated that the results obtained within the scope of the tests will be shared with Putin at the end of the year.