Software:Amnezia VPN
| Repository | https://github.com/amnezia-vpn/ |
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| Written in | C++ |
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| Available in | English, Russian |
| License | GNU GPL 3.0 |
Amnezia VPN is a free and open-source application that allows users to create a personal VPN using their own server. It uses the OpenVPN, WireGuard, Shadowsocks, IKEv2 and Cloak protocols.
The setup takes place using a graphical user interface.[1]
History
Amnezia VPN is a project by Internet activists from Russia , who are searching for solutions to resist state censorship. The first version was designed during the Demhack hackathon in 2020,[2] held by digital human rights activists from Roskomsvoboda.[3]
AmneziaFree
AmneziaFree is a Telegram bot for free access to blocked media and social networks websites. The developers launched AmneziaFree in March 2022, when Russian authorities started blocking media and global social platforms based on military censorship.[4][5] One year after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, AmneziaFree had almost 100,000 active users.[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, Mike (September 11, 2021). "I built my own VPN server - and this is what I learned". https://www.techradar.com/news/i-built-my-own-vpn-server-and-this-is-what-i-learned.
- ↑ "Privacy Accelerator". https://privacyaccelerator.org/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Borak, Masha. "The Open Source VPN Out-Maneuvering Russian Censorship". Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/amnezia-vpn-russia-censorship/.
- ↑ "VPN-сервисы предоставят россиянам бесплатный доступ к заблокированным медиа и соцсетям". https://meduza.io/news/2022/03/29/vpn-servisy-predostavyat-rossiyanam-besplatnyy-dostup-k-zablokirovannym-media-i-sotssetyam.
- ↑ "VPN-сервисы дают россиянам бесплатный доступ к СМИ – DW – 29.03.2022". https://www.dw.com/ru/vpn-servisy-dajut-rossijanam-besplatnyj-dostup-k-smi/a-61297515.
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