Prohibition of the use of a VPN is apparently not only enforced in China, previously in the Duma, Russia, Russia's Federal Assembly (legislature) adopted rules that prohibit the use of a VPN and anonymous online service such as Tor browser. This threat will impose on companies that service if they do not mengeblok access to various web services that are censored by the Government.
In a note explaining the problem application of this policy, State Duma deputies argued that the application of the law is needed because the sensor is not quite effective. Other legislation that also passed the Duma legislative party will make the mobile phone operators to identify specific users.
In the list, including a range of sites that provide software that can avoid Government censorship. To his horror, these rules also prohibit search engines to not display references on sites that are already blocked. As a result, users do not know why they are not able to view the site.
This policy was adopted after Russia Intelligence Agency, Director of the FSB, Alexander Bortnkov spoke to the Duma deputies in a closed meeting for one hour. In the meeting that Russia deliver intel agents of the importance of the application of this policy due to the existence of the rule of law are violated. The meeting participants are requested not to report this meeting, so The Register as quoted from RBC.
They also ask the operator to mengeblok teertentu message if requested by the Government. The operator should also be subject to if the authorities to send their own messages to all subscribers. If the operator does not implement these rules, then they will be charged a fine of one million rubles (about Rp220juta)