"#Russia Tests Cutting Off Access to Global Web, and #VPNs Can't Get Around It"

https://www.pcmag.com/news/russia-tests-cutting-off-access-to-global-web-and-vpns-cant-get-around

Now that it has lost #Syria, #Russia is preparing for #revolution following it home

"#Roskomnadzor blocked residents in #Dagestan, #Chechnya, and #Ingushetia, which have majority-#Muslim populations, #ISW says... People in those areas couldn't access #Google, #YouTube, #Telegram, #WhatsApp, or other foreign websites or apps—even if they used #VPN s, according to a local #Russian news site"