After it was blocked in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine, the tech giant has launched a dedicated onion service. The launch will allow users in Russia to circumvent the government's internet blocks.
The launch of the project was announced on Tuesday and was led by Alec Muffett, a researcher with a long history of working with the Tor network. Muffett designed a tool to help website owners add a.onion URL for their site in a matter of minutes.
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Muffett helped launch Facebook's Tor service in the same year he helped slow down the version of the social media platform. The number of people using the browser to access Facebook had passed one million.
The anonymity and freedom of internet users is offered by the Tor Network, which protects internet traffic and routes it through thousands of server around the world.
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It was reported last week that the social network's service had been blocked by Russia's communications regulators, as the country continues to restrict the free flow of information. According to the reports, users in the country are having increasing difficulty accessing the service, and it is investigating and working to restore full access.
If the launch of the Tor service was related to the apparent block in Russia, then it was a priority for the company, but it wouldn't say if that was the case.
The address for the internet version of the social networking site is: www.tor.com.
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