The large number of these proxies make it impossible for censorship authority firewalls to block them all.

People in Russia can use Tor once again thanks to some 25,000 volunteers across the world who installed a small plugin in their Chrome or Firefox browser called a 'Snowflake proxy.' The firewall doesn't see the melting snowflake You just need the Tor Browser, which is as easy to navigate and install as any other internet browser.Īlthough the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor blocked the servers of the Tor network a few months ago, Tor is still being accessed in the country - proving that anyone who thinks information-craving Russians aren't savvy enough to bypass this barrier is mistaken. Neither the content of your internet activity nor the target addresses can be viewed, making it impossible for state censorship authorities to distinguish between permitted and prohibited websites. The software uses many layers of encryption, which wrap around every individual internet connection like an onion skin. The name is short for 'The Onion Routing' - which describes precisely what makes Tor so secure. Tor software offers a way to pass through censorship while protecting your privacy. The use of VPN apps in Russia has skyrocketed. However, there are a few ways to bypass these blocks. When users try to access the news organizations' websites, connection to the server appears broken or websites pop up featuring references to a block by the Russian supervisory authority.

The websites of the BBC and Deutsche Welle have been blocked since March 4. But what people in occupied territories of Ukraine and in Russia most urgently need is free access to uncensored information on the Internet. Relief supplies, medicine, monetary donations - people across the world have exhibited an enormous willingness to help Ukrianians.

Tor links for forbidden websites