A look at the rise of VPNs in Russia following its war in Ukraine; Apptopia: daily downloads of the top ten VPNs jumped from 15K before the war to 475K in March (Anthony Faiola/Washington Post)

Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
A look at the rise of VPNs in Russia following its war in Ukraine; Apptopia: daily downloads of the top ten VPNs jumped from 15K before the war to 475K in March  —  A surge in virtual private network downloads is a challenge to Vladimir Putin and his version of the war