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Nvidia blocks access to video card driver updates for users from Russia and Belarus.
(www.pravda.com.ua)
this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2024
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Why bother when these blocks are so easily circumvented with VPN?
VPNs are banned in Russia to make sure they don’t accidentally get inaccurate information about the special military operation.
They aren't legally, but many sites to get them (besides market apps) are not easily accessible and payment is not easy.
You can operate a VPN service in Russia legally, but it is obligated to block state-specified stuff internally to the VPN.
https://www.cloudwards.net/russian-vpn-ban/
Wasn't sure about that, thank you.
My and my friend's non-selfhosted vpns work, but it's probably the case of security by obscurity.