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The citizen fight for internet access
Linda Feldmann
Washington Bureau Chief
Anyone who has lived or traveled in a country run by an authoritarian ruler 鈥� or even just done sensitive work over public Wi-Fi 鈥� has probably heard of a VPN. Those 鈥渧irtual private networks鈥� allow users to access websites that the government doesn鈥檛 want you to see, or simply shield a user鈥檚 privacy against virtual prying eyes.
Regimes have begun cracking down, blocking people from going on the internet altogether and preventing opposition leaders from communicating with their followers. But in recent weeks, citizens have been fighting back 鈥� from Iran and Uganda to Venezuela and parts of India. In a special Monitor feature today, reported from multiple continents, we explore this important social movement.
