It's Not VPNs, But Hosting: Why Dozens of Services Went Down in August 2026
On August 4, 2026, more than 20 bypass services stopped working simultaneously in Russia. The reason is not in the protocol: IP addresses and entire subnets of hosting providers fell under the filter. We analyze how address space blocking differs from DPI, what the Ministry of Digital Development offers regarding "white lists," and why resident and mobile proxies have different blocking surfaces.