A Russian court of appeals has overruled a regional court order that permitted the Tor Project’s website to be blocked. The matter has been returned to the court of the first instance for further consideration due to violations during the first procedures. Roskomsvoboda Assists in Getting the Tor Project’s Website Unblocked in Russia The regional court’s order to block torproject.org was overturned due to procedural irregularities, primarily the failure to summon the owner, Roskomsvoboda reported this week. Lawyers from a non-governmental group dedicated to protecting the rights of Russian internet users were involved in the case, which was remanded to the Saratov region’s first instance court. Russian Appellate Court Cancels Decision to Block Tor Project’s Website https://t.co/WGpeF0Jzyq pic.twitter.com/zuFT6Lvb7Q — is crypto (@iscrypto1) May 23, 2022 The Tor Project’s website was prohibited in December 2017 by a Saratov District Court order dated December 18, 2017. Ekaterina Abashina of Roskomsvoboda’s legal team attended the online session in the appellate court. Torproject.org should be unblocked now that the district court’s decision has been overturned. The defense had two key arguments to dispute the initial decision, according to Abashina. First and foremost, the absence of a platform representative at the proceedings impacted the owner’s rights and obligations. The transmission of information about VPN technology and ...
