INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The White House urged Google, Microsoft and other major United States tech companies to increase access to state-funded software that helps
government-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF) has been financing several American firms to offer free virtual private networks (VPNs) to
-backed VPNs.OTF met with representatives from Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and Cloudflare to encourage them to provide discounted
comment.United States government funding, provided through OTF, has become crucial for VPN providers operating in Russia, as sanctions have
increased costs and reduced revenue
Demand for VPNs spiked again this summer as Russian users reported slowdowns on YouTube, seemingly due to state efforts to restrict access
