![]() Twitter has since dismantled its communications department, and as such the company was unreachable for comment for this story. While Twitter would not say if the launch of its Tor service was directly related to the block in Russia, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch at the time that making its service more accessible was an "ongoing priority" for the company. Tor is also known as “The Onion Router,” as it encrypts internet traffic through many layers and routes it through thousands of servers around the world, allowing its users anonymity and the ability to skirt censorship systems. Twitter launched its now-defunct Tor service days after the social network was blocked in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. ![]() Let’s be clear, the need for onion services, use of privacy-focused browsers that protect people's anonymity, and other forms of encryption still persist.” “People who rely on onion services for an extra layer of protection and guarantee that they are accessing the content they are looking for now have one fewer way of doing so safely. ![]() "The Tor Project has reached out to Twitter to look into bringing the onion version of the social media platform back online,” Zoneff added. ![]()
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