The head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, Shadaev, stated the ministry's intention to reduce VPN usage with minimal consequences for users, emphasizing that introducing administrative responsibility for VPN use is unacceptable.

The head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, Shadaev, stated the ministry's intention to reduce VPN usage with minimal consequences for users, emphasizing that introducing administrative responsibility for VPN use is unacceptable.

@varlamov_news 30 Mar 2026, 21:16

The head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, Shadaev, stated the need to reduce the use of VPNs in the country, while the ministry opposes introducing administrative liability for their use.

@varlamov_news 30 Mar 2026, 21:00

The head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Shadaev, expressed opposition to introducing administrative responsibility for using VPNs and emphasized the need to reduce VPN usage in Russia.

@ostorozhno_novosti 30 Mar 2026, 20:59

Mobile operators MTS and Beeline have advised Russians to top up their Apple ID balance from their mobile phone accounts in advance due to a potential ban on Apple service payments starting April 1.

@meduzalive 30 Mar 2026, 18:22

The Ministry of Digital Development proposed that telecom operators charge for mobile VPN traffic if a user exceeds 15 gigabytes of international traffic per month, with each additional gigabyte costing 150 rubles.

@meduzalive 30 Mar 2026, 17:56

The Russian Ministry of Digital Development intends to require operators to provide customers with 15 gigabytes of international traffic for free, according to a source close to "Rostelecom".

@varlamov_news 30 Mar 2026, 17:18

MTS and Beeline sent SMS messages recommending to top up the Apple ID balance in advance.

@varlamov_news 30 Mar 2026, 16:53

Telecom operators have notified subscribers about a potential discontinuation of Apple services payment via mobile accounts, advising them to top up their Apple ID balance in advance.

@ostorozhno_novosti 30 Mar 2026, 16:33

The Ministry of Digital Development of Russia is considering the option of excluding digital services from the 'white lists' if they do not restrict access to users using VPN.

@varlamov_news 30 Mar 2026, 15:37

Russia is tightening control over VPN usage by introducing a fee for traffic over 15 GB and restricting Apple ID top-ups from mobile phones to complicate access to VPN services.

@meduzalive 30 Mar 2026, 15:03