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“I think now is as good a time as ever to make Onion Browser more accessible to everyone. “Given recent events, many believe it’s more important than ever to exercise and support freedom of speech, privacy rights, and digital security,” Tigas wrote in a blog post.

The move has sparked a tidal wave of interest, with the app receiving thousands of downloads every day since the price was removed. Up until recently it had been available for just $0.99 (£0.69), the lowest non-free price allowed by Apple, but the cost has been scrapped due to Tigas’ worries that the price was limiting access to anonymous browsing for those who need it most. App developer and privacy journalist Mike Tigas has made his privacy-conscious Onion web browser free for iOS users, four years after it was first made available on the Apple App Store.

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