Change in Development Direction for VPNinja
Many of you have already noticed that our VPN client now features Russian servers. What prompted us to add several Russian servers?
As you may know, we have a niche product: Ru VPN. Its primary purpose is to provide access to Russians abroad to Russian websites and services, which have been struggling to work properly abroad due to recent events.
A Funny Incident
You all know about the existence of Roskomnadzor (RKN), where not always competent people work. RKN has been actively fighting against VPNs in Russia and recently managed to pressure Apple into removing several VPN applications. But how exactly did they remove them? RKN believes they have achieved complete removal of these applications. In reality, these apps are simply unpublished from the Russian App Store. In other words, the apps are still alive and working, but if you have a Russian Apple ID, you cannot download them.
So, what's funny about this? The amusing part is that our Ru VPN was also included in this list, even though it did not help bypass any blockages but simply allowed Russians to use non-prohibited Russian resources.
So, What About the Vector?
The restrictions on us have already been lifted, but we cannot return to the Russian App Store yet because we cannot obtain official confirmation from the authorities. Meanwhile, old users cannot renew their subscriptions and use Ru VPN as before.
We decided that during the resolution of this issue, we would not leave our users without the ability to solve their problems. That’s why part of the traffic is being redirected to the VPNinja client.
We have gained valuable experience and realized that relying on the compliance with laws in Russia is not completely feasible. From now on, we will strive to differentiate ourselves as much as possible.
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