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Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threat

The Open Technology Fund warns that millions of VPN users in Iran could lose access to the tools as early next week if US agencies don't replenish the group's funds.

While Russia, Iran, Myanmar, and other authoritarian states keep heavily censoring the web, increasingly more people need an alternative way to access the free internet.

Open-source platforms such as V2Ray are gaining popularity amid Beijing’s crackdown on commercial VPNs.

A US-backed campaign is giving Russians access to anti-censor software to dodge Moscow's crackdown on dissent against its invasion of Ukraine, involved groups told AFP. Russia has intensified its restrictions on independent media since attacking its neighbor in February, with journalists under threat of prosecution for criticizing the invasion or…

The U.S. government has pushed new, increased funding into three technology companies since the start of the Ukraine conflict to help Russians sidestep censors and access Western media, according to five people familiar with the situation.