Leonid Levin, the head of Duma’s information policy committee, has said the law is not intended to impose restrictions on law-abiding citizens but is meant only to block access to “unlawful content,” RIA news agency said. Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law approved by the lower house of parliament , the parliament , banning virtual private networks and anonymisers , which enable users to surf the web without being detected . The head of the Duma 's information policy committee , Dmitry Levin , said the law , which came into force on 1 November , is aimed at denying access to sites already banned in Russia , rather than imposing restrictions on law - abiding citizens .
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law approved by the lower house of parliament , the parliament , banning virtual private networks and anonymisers , which enable users to surf the web without being detected . The head of the Duma 's information policy committee , Dmitry Levin , said the law , which came into force on 1 November , is aimed at denying access to sites already banned in Russia , rather than imposing restrictions on law - abiding citizens .