[71564] A Wave of Illegal VPN Service Sales on Telegram in Iran

A Wave of Illegal VPN Service Sales on Telegram in Iran

A prominent trend among Iranian Telegram channels, many of which are identified with political and military updates, is the intensive advertising of VPN (Virtual Private Network) services. While the market is saturated with offers, suppliers are leveraging users' frustration with slow internet and censorship in the country to sell browsing packages.

Channels such as خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری and خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری report "market" prices ranging from 100 to 250 Tomans per gigabyte. The suppliers, including BattleX_V2R_Bot and UllltraVpn_bot, emphasize in their advertisements that the services allow free access to Telegram, Instagram, and YouTube, while promising "high stability" and "uninterrupted connection."

It is interesting to note that some channels, such as کانال هواداران استقلال, incorporate commercial advertising for this technological infrastructure alongside sports content, which indicates the broad accessibility of the unofficial VPN market to diverse audiences. Channel خبرفوری | اخبارجنگ فوری آمریکا even went further by claiming that the distributors' business model is based on "integrity and trust," this being to counter prevalent claims of fraud in this market.

Some suppliers like dark netvpn and شاهان vpn offer flash sales with "special discounts" for a limited time to create urgency among buyers. At the same time, services such as NeoTunnel_VPN boast a "money-back guarantee" as a tool to convince suspicious customers, while presenting "approval" from local news outlets to increase credibility.

The phenomenon reflects the ongoing struggle between censorship authorities and users, as the black market for free internet access becomes a significant economic driver on digital communication platforms.