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Twitter Offers Darkweb Site to Restore Access for Russian Users

by VOA News

   Twitter says it has created a version of its microblogging service that
   can be used by Russians despite the regular version of the service
   being restricted in the country.

   The service will be available via a special "onion" URL on the darkweb
   that is accessible only when using a Tor browser.

   Onion URLs and Tor have long been used by those seeking to work around
   censorship as well as those who are involved in illegal activities on
   the darkweb.

   The announcement of the new site was made by a software engineer who
   does work for Twitter.

   "This is possibly the most important and long-awaited tweet that I've
   ever composed.

   "On behalf of @Twitter, I am delighted to announce their new
   @TorProject onion service," wrote Alec Muffett.