From Human Rights in Ukraine by Halya Coynash
Occupied Crimea may, it is suggested, be Russia’s testing ground because of the large number of Crimeans opposing its invasion and annexation of the peninsula
Access to YouTube disappeared on several occasions from August to the beginning of September in occupied Crimea arousing fear that Russia may be testing new methods of blocking one of the few remaining sources of information that it cannot otherwise control. Radio Svobodahas been monitoring the situation and believes it no accident that Moscow is demonstrating particular zeal in blocking information in Crimea, where there remains considerable opposition to Russia’s occupation. Concern is compounded by the fact that Russia’s effective censor Roskomnadzor is also intensifying efforts to block virtual private networks, or VPNs. These enable people in Russia and occupied parts of Ukraine to bypass blocks on websites that have become particularly widespread since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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