Helping to keep the internet open in challenging times
Wars, conflicts, and turmoil increase censorship and restrictions on internet access. Right now, the obvious urgency is providing unrestricted, yet protected, internet access to citizens in Ukraine, Russia, and other war-affected areas.
As always, we welcome organizers and journalists, including citizen journalists and individuals supporting the situation on the ground, currently in an oppressive situation who need secure, uncensored internet access, to get in touch. Tell us how a VPN will help you in your mission to help others or support freedom of information via safe@expressvpn.com so we can help with VPN access.
Growing demand for secure, uncensored internet access
As a VPN provider that gives its users secure, uncensored access to the internet, we are only all too aware of the growing demands to provide such protection—and the need has never been more urgent.
In recent weeks, we’ve watched the Russian government accelerate its attempts to control the flow of information among its people and its neighbors by suppressing news reports and blocking social media. This is antithetical to our mission to ensure everyone has access to the free and open internet.
Over the last decade, we’ve seen in our close work with journalists and activists how critical it is to have access to tools for staying connected and protected. And recent events have made it clearer than ever before that citizen journalism via social media plays a critical role during times of conflict.
Free access to social media and the broader internet is crucial for citizens to connect, organize, and overcome oppression—and we exist to be part of the solution.
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You so correct..Since Trump left office all hell breaking lose..i love Express VPn.. For giving peace in communication.
It's great you're doing this, but when your service stopped working in Iran, because of severe network measures the government took, I asked you to at least pause my subscription until it works again but you didn't. As a result you lost many customers including me. I know you don't need it, but I just wanted to let you know.
I use expressvpn and hoped that according to Dan Bongino and others who advertised it, no one could see where my computer is and who I am, but obviously the local police in Vienna Austria can still see my vpn and identify me and see what I have posted on YouTube and fakebook, and probably everywhere else, and can still come after me and terrorise me and make stupid accusations and charges and disregard the principle of freedom of speech. So I am not so excited anymore about all the claims made by companies who say they can hide your identity and location.
A VPN can increase your anonymity, but there are some limitations. If you post something on YouTube or social media platforms, for instance, you must be logged in to do so. Your logins identify who you are, whether you are using a VPN or not. Some info on this topic: https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/does-vpn-make-you-anonymous/ As for your location, a VPN does hide it from sites that use IP address to determine where you are.
I am disappointed that your 04.03.2022 words in the article above are still posted on 11.02.2024, "... we’ve watched the Russian government accelerate its attempts to control the flow of information among its people and its neighbors by suppressing news reports and blocking social media." All the governments do this (e.g., Ukraine, USA, Canada, China) so why are you biased-ly focusing on Russia? We have reminded you to not be guilty of taking sides in these wars/conflicts. Please revised your biased article and stick with your mission of a free flow of info for everyone on the Internet and don't be so foolish to think all sides aren't censoring/propagandizing. -- from the USA, that land of the free and home of the brave, and Express VPN user
I agree. Why not focus on these other people (or, also, Christians and other religious folks being imprisoned and censored in China) instead of jumping on a bandwagon against Russia. Express, stick with your mission and get away from laying out your biases. --Longtime freedom lover in the USA
I mean that’s great that everyone at ExpressVPN can pick a side and help out. That only means you have your morals, and stick to your principles. I just don’t think any of this Russia/Ukraine stuff is worth the amount of people being put in the ground. I’m a master with my genealogy, and have traced it all the way back to the beginning on 2 branch’s. It’s probably because of the fact that I had, or still have (don’t know) cousins in Moscow, and in Kiev that I’m going to go all hippy with this comment but how would the world leaders feel if you guys every last one of you on both sides put your guns down then said, “I’m not going to kill another soul”? Like honestly it’ll be hard to wage war if we just stopped killing each other. Then again if everyone in the world wanted peace.. then there’d be peace✌️☮️ I can say this because I’m related to Saints, Kings, Emperors, and Generals. I understand there was a lot of bloodshed for these people to get where they got to be, even if most had been born into it, but that’s besides the point. The point is wtf is wrong with everyone killing everyone all the dang time. Are we not smart enough to see that every nation on this planet shares it with one another?
Hello, my name is Massoud. I did not come here to lie that I am a journalist in Ukraine to get a free account. Unfortunately, I live in Iran and here the government has severely filtered the internet to cover up its own oppression. No free vpn works. Due to the embargo and absurd economic conditions, I am not even able to buy a VPN account. I found the Express account from a Telegram channel and I am connected now. It is very high quality. But the subscription will end soon. I wanted to be honest and asked for help. If you could give me a free account even for one month. Thankful
This VPN really works, always looking at the horizon, beyond!!
I think that regardless of where the software is developed, such as the location of the company, a VPN must be totally transparent in its policy offering an adequate service and for which it has been developed, we already know that on the internet we have all the good and the bad, then there are the people who will use it according to their conscience, that's why you choose to pay and you do not choose a free one.
you're the only voice of intelligence in this conversation. someone has done some research and is actually knowledgable too say anything about the false narrative these clowns in the comment are trying to push