Russia's censor has created a new department to battle Internet anonymizers

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal censor, has created a new department that will study ways to block different Internet anonymizers, the agency’s head, Alexander Zharov, told the newspaper Izvestia on Friday. “They’re training to block all online resources that must be blocked, if they break the law,” Zarov said.

Russia’s ban on Internet anonymizers takes effect on November 1, 2017, allowing the Federal Security Service and Interior Ministry to identify websites and online services that offer access to content banned content in Russia. If the Internet resources continue circumventing Russian censorship after being warned formally, they, too, will be blocked in Russia.