# Russia proposes tighter internet controls under anti-fraud plan

https://mins.news/en/item/86923

- Meduza, 2026-10-05 19:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/slides/russia-says-it-s-fighting-scammers-its-latest-proposals-would-push-vpn-services-off-russian-servers-tie-esims-to-devices-and-expand-telecom-data-retention

> Russia’s Digital Development Ministry has published proposals for a third anti-fraud package that could significantly tighten internet controls. The measures would create a registry of people using Russian hosting resources for proxy or VPN services that bypass censorship, bar them from new hosting contracts for a year, require companies to report such VPN use to Roskomnadzor, and allow security agencies to request that hosting providers cut off resources when needed to counter cyberattacks.