Iran protests spark wider adoption of anti-censorship tools

Photo caption: Protesters outside Iran’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. Photo credit: Erhan Demirtas / Bloomberg via Getty Images. Article by Ashley Gold, Margaret Harding McGill, Scott Rosenberg. Axios – September 30, 2022.

Iranian citizens are flocking to tools designed to help citizens of blacked-out nations connect to the internet as their government tries to squelch protests. Driving the news: “Daily demand for virtual private network (VPN) services in Iran is up over 3,000% compared to before the protests,” Simon Migliano, head of research at Top10VPN.com, told Axios via email. […]

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