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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 09:08 UTC Original report: 27 Oct 2026
Windscribe threatens to leave Canada over Bill C-22 metadata rules
Toronto-based VPN provider Windscribe says Canada's Bill C-22 would make its no-logs privacy policy impossible to keep. Signal has made the same threat.
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 06:08 UTC Original report: 31 Oct 2026
Utah starts enforcing SB 73 age checks on November 2; its VPN ban stays blocked
The Utah Department of Commerce begins enforcing the age-verification provisions of SB 73 for adult websites on November 2, 2026. The VPN provisions of the law remain blocked by a federal district judge.
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 05:09 UTC Original report: 28 Oct 2026
Chinese universities tighten VPN restrictions for students
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 05:09 UTC Original report: 27 Oct 2026
Russian investigators cite VPN use as grounds for pretrial detention
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 04:11 UTC Original report: 27 Oct 2026
Russia considers capping all foreign internet traffic, a measure that would hit VPN users
Russia's Digital Development Ministry is considering routing all foreign internet traffic through TSPU filtering equipment and capping the foreign data each user can consume. VPN users in Russia would be the most affected.
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 02:16 UTC Original report: 28 Oct 2026
EU copyright overhaul could force VPN providers into anti-piracy blocking
The European Commission is weighing EU-wide anti-piracy blocking orders that could oblige VPN providers to block sites. A tech industry group warns this would turn privacy tools into traffic filters. Nothing is final before the Copyright Package expected in 2027.
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 01:08 UTC Original report: 27 Oct 2026
Apple removes VPN app Incy from Russian App Store at Roskomnadzor's request
Apple has removed the Incy VPN client from its Russian App Store on the request of the regulator Roskomnadzor. The app's developers say it was an alternative to the blocked Happ service.
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Regulation 1 Nov 2026· 00:59 UTC Original report: 29 Oct 2026
UK regulator Ofcom: VPN use by children could be monitored under planned under-16 social media ban
Ofcom published an assessment of age checks that could underpin the UK's planned under-16 social media ban. The regulator says some circumvention, including through VPNs, is likely and will monitor it.