China and many others run their own CAs, I'd presume Russians could use those if...

throw-the-towel · 2026-09-14T19:50:52

Russians didn't want to use those, until the West made it inevitable.

Avamander · 2026-09-14T22:28:30

And why is that?

It's not that hard to find a CA in a more aligned regime.

Rolling your own MITM CA as a replacement just looks like something that was waiting for an excuse.

cyberax · 2026-09-14T23:22:59

Violating the OFCOM restrictions will result in losing access to VISA/MC payments. No company wants this.