A ban on advertising VPN services will go into effect on March 1, a source in the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, according to Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor), Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"In accordance with the law, any tools that allow bypassing blocked or illegal content have been banned in Russia starting February 2020. VPN services fall under such tools if access to illegal resources is not limited when they are applied," the watchdog said.

Starting March 1, 2024, access to files promoting such tools will be restricted, the service noted.