


We expect to fix this in the quickest possible way. For them the blocking disrupts access to the Internet. The blocking of the DNS service is no less distressing, especially for those users who specified AdGuard DNS server addresses directly in their device settings and not via the AdGuard app. We will be releasing new versions to fix this as soon as possible. Unfortunately, blocking the website affected the functionality of the apps too: e.g., checking license keys and checking for updates may not work. However, even if this was not a deliberate effort to harm the ad blocker, there is no guarantee that this error will be fixed by blocking authorities in the foreseeable future. We assume that the ad blocker website got caught up in the grinder of the system by mistake. This led to multiple issues with AdGuard Ad Blocker and AdGuard DNS service. Regrettably, their methods were crude, and along with AdGuard VPN the entire domain became unavailable for Russian users. On July 27, blocking authorities reached AdGuard VPN.

In Russia, the fight against VPN services has long been ongoing with varying success. Still, we believe it is important to describe these problems and possible solutions to them, even if they don't concern the majority of readers. The problems below only affect Russian users.
