[56289] Development in Iran's unofficial VPN market: Increasing supply of censorship-circumvention browsing services

Rise in demand for internet censorship-circumvention services in Iran

In the shadow of the strict restrictions on internet access in Iran, intense activity has been recorded today in Telegram channels offering paid VPN services and browsing configurations. According to the reports, the services focus on providing stable solutions for online gaming, stock market trading, and streaming.

کانال هواداران استقلال offers packages under the title "کانفیگ استارلینک پرسرعت", with prices starting at 500 thousand Tomans for 2 gigabytes. The channel emphasizes that this is a "fast, stable, and disconnect-free" service and notes that due to current conditions, a trial period is not available, and sales are conducted in quantities of over 10 gigabytes only.

Conversely, خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری offers a wider range of technologies, including V2Ray and OpenVPN. According to the channel, the prices for services range from "190 (Tomans) per gigabyte for the economic plan" to "300 (Tomans) per gigabyte for the VIP plan," intended for users requiring high stability for sensitive operations.

Simultaneously, ATOM NET ¦ فیلتر شکن is advertising a service specifically adapted for traders, with a promise of unlimited access to international stock exchanges and a "Static IP." The stated price is 300 thousand Tomans per gigabyte, utilizing an automated bot to execute the transactions.

It is evident that all entities operating in this market avoid mentioning the identity of the providers or the geographical location of the servers, focusing instead on mass marketing based on promises of high performance and data security—a phenomenon indicating a growing need among end-users in Iran to circumvent government content blocks.