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U.S. Boosts Funding of Tech Companies to Help Anti-Tehran Protests
(Financial Times-UK) Katrina Manson - U.S. government-funded technology companies have recorded an increase in the use of circumvention software in Iran in recent weeks after boosting efforts to help Iranian anti-regime protesters thwart Internet censorship and use secure mobile messaging. The outreach is part of a U.S. government program dedicated to Internet freedom that supports dissident pressure inside Iran and complements America's "maximum pressure" policy on the regime. The U.S.-supported measures include providing apps, servers and other technology to help people communicate, visit banned websites, install anti-tracking software and navigate data shutdowns. Many Iranians rely on virtual private networks (VPNs) that receive U.S. funding or are beamed in with U.S. support.