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  • VPNs Surge Amid Protests, Conflict and War in 2022. death of 22 year-old Mahsa Amini, mentioned )

    10/02/2022 8:22:26 AM PDT · by george76 · 10 replies
    MSN ^ | October 2, 2022
    Iran has shut down WhatsApp and Instagram in an attempt to stifle the discontent growing across the nation, following the death of 22 year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being arrested by morality police. Internet shutdowns are fairly commonplace in authoritarian societies on the eve of change, where governments may seek to gain control of the narrative by trying to stop communication and the sharing of information which can fuel protests and uprisings . ... Citizens tend to circumnavigate such crackdowns by downloading virtual private networks, or VPNs, which allows them to get around restrictions to certain blocked...