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VPN Restrictions and Pornography Bans

Countries restricting access to pornography and virtual private networks (VPNs), including China, Russia, and Iran, with various methods of control and enforcement.

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How do VPN bans and VPN approvals work in countries that block pornography, and which VPNs have been blocked historically?

States that ban or restrict use a mixture of legal and technical levers to control access — and those levers often sweep in virtual private networks (VPNs) either by outlawing unapproved services or b...