![]() ![]() Some organizations in the country argue the list has been abused numerous times in the past, to silence the political opposition’s voice in the digital realm. Started as a list of narcotics-related sites, as well as those advocating suicide or spreading child pornography, this has since expanded to include sites the government deemed “extremist”. Russia is hardly new to internet censorship, as since 2012, the Roskomnadzor keeps a “Single register”, essentially a blacklist of censored sites and content. We currently have approximately 1,200 bridges, 900 of which support the obfs4 obfuscation protocol. ![]() Thanks to our community of bridge operators, users in China, Belarus, Iran, and Kazakhstan can connect to the Tor network and access the free and open Internet. As it seems this situation could quickly escalate to a country-wide Tor block, it’s urgent that we respond to this censorship! We need your help NOW to keep Russians connected to Tor!" reads the blog. When the Tor network is blocked, users can get a bridge to circumvent censorship. It’s not enough to have many bridges: eventually, all of them could find themselves in block lists. ![]() Unfortunately, these numbers have been decreasing since the beginning of this year. ![]() "Russia is the country with the second-largest number of Tor users, with more than 300,000 daily users or 15% of all Tor users. We currently have approximately 1,200 bridges, 900 of which support the obfs4 obfuscation protocol, said Gustavo Gus, Community Team Lead for the Tor Project. Confirming the news in a blog post (opens in new tab), the Tor project said there are ways to counter the block, and urged its users to assist by running Tor “bridges”. ![]()
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