VPN and internet services crash in Russia during major outage

How Internet Censorship Threatens the Operation of IoT Systems

The concept of the Internet of Things relies entirely on the free exchange of data between devices. However, global internet freedom has been steadily declining for 15 consecutive years. Out of 72 evaluated nations, conditions deteriorated in 28, while only 17 showed improvement, with China maintaining the most restrictive environment for over a decade. Website blocking and content filtering directly damage the digital infrastructure required for connected systems to function.

James

2026-08-21

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VPN and internet services crash in Russia during major outage

Massive internet outages have been reported in Russia, with users continuing to complain about a lack of network access. The issues have also affected tools designed to bypass restrictions, which have temporarily stopped functioning as well.

Sophia

2026-08-21

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