How Russians are flocking to VPN apps as state censorship tightens"War started, and I'm worrying the government may start to restrict access to the internet even more than ever before."
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App downloads for VPN services in Russia have increased massively in recent days.
Sensor Tower data provided to iMore says downloads of Russia's top five VPN apps have increased by nearly 2,700% in the last week.
Multiple mainstream VPN providers say they have witnessed an increase in traffic and downloads, and citizens who are concerned about the war and tightening censorship.
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues and intensifies, hundreds of thousands of Russian iPhone users are turning to VPN software in the face of unprecedented censorship in the country, according to multiple mainstream VPN providers and app data platform Sensor Tower.
As Ukraine continues to offer stiff resistance in the face of Russian aggression, an intensifying war of information is being fought all around the world as the country seeks to shield its citize...
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How Russians are flocking to VPN apps as state censorship tightens
