Twitter follows in the footsteps of others.
Twitter has released a separate, privacy-friendly version of its site that is not subject to Russian censorship. News about it Guardian.
Russia has restricted access to various online services in its country after attacking Ukraine in late February.
Russia has blocked access to Facebook, for example, and also restricted the use of Twitter to block the flow of information related to the war. However, some companies have indicated that they will continue to operate in the countries despite the restrictions.
Russian users have access to Twitter via the Tor browser and the so-called dark internet. Although the dark internet is usually associated with mostly illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, it can also be used in a situation where people want to remain anonymous and access content that is censored within the country.
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Twitter has also gotten into the teeth of Russia’s censorship. AOP
In addition to Twitter, Facebook and the BBC, for example, also have their own versions of Tor. Russia also blocked access to the U.S. government-funded Voice of American, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Deutsche Welle in Germany and Meduza in Latvia.
Security Specialist and Software Engineer Alec Muffet said on his own With their Twitter account About Twitter’s new service.
“This is perhaps the most important and long-awaited tweet I have ever written,” Muffet tweeted.