After censoring the internet for years, the Kremlin is now pushing citizens to the state-controlled MAX by further targeting VPN usage. But the disconnect over the Telegram shutdown could be the needed turning point.

Russia's Ministry of Digital Development has ordered mobile operators to disable Apple ID payments in a bid to make accessing VPNs harder.

Direct-to-Cell (D2C) has the technical power to be the solution to today's internet shutdowns. Digital rights groups, Access Now and WITNESS, are now calling on software developers and lawmakers to ensure this happens.

As residents flock to VPNs to keep using Telegram, Russia's Ministry of Digital Development announced new plans to curb VPN use. Here's all we know.