Meduza asked four experts to sketch three likely futures for VPNs in Russia. The best possible scenario may be the one Russians are already living in.

Every month, it gets harder for VPN services to operate in Russia.

They must constantly devise new ways around the restrictions, often trying to anticipate the next move by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal censorship agency.

Infrastructure costs are rising, pushing up prices for users, while the number of users is falling as many grow frustrated with unstable connections.

Meduza asked four experts to sketch three possible futures for VPN services in Russia, ranging from the worst to a relatively stable one that, as things stand, might even count as good news. ...