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AnchorFree Provides Turkish Citizens Free, Unlimited Access to Blocked Social Media Sites Twitter and YouTubeAnchorFree, the global leader in consumer security, privacy and Internet freedom, today announced removal of all bandwidth and time limitations for citizens in Turkey to use its award-winning privacy app, Hotspot Shield, to freely and securely access Twitter (News - Alert) and YouTube on smartphones, tablets and computers, which the Turkish government blocked on Monday. Following the ban, over 100,000 users in Turkey downloaded Hotspot Shield to securely access YouTube (News - Alert) and Twitter within the first two hours. AnchorFree saw daily installations of Hotspot Shield in Turkey increase by 889.19 percent on iOS devices and by 1019.17 percent on Android (News - Alert) devices. Additionally, Hotspot Shield became the No. 1 app on Productivity and No. 8 overall on iOS in Turkey. "At AnchorFree our mission is to provide secure access to the world's information for every person on the planet. We support any citizen's freedom to access all of the world's information on the Internet. Therefore, we removed all bandwidth and time limitations for citizens in Turkey to use Hotspot Shield freely and securely to access Twitter and YouTube when access was blocked," said David Gorodyansky, founder and CEO of AnchorFree. "We will continue to support Turkish citizens to make sure they have safe, private access to Twitter and YouTube and other social sites should the government again decide to block access." On Android devices and desktops, the use of Hotspot Shield is already free, because it's ad-supported. On iOS, users in Turkey will be able to use Hotspot Shield to access Twitter and YouTube apps even after their trials r subscriptions expire. In March 2014, Turkish citizens had experienced the same thing when the country's government blocked access to Twitter. Within the first 48 hours, more than 2 million Turkish users had installed Hotspot Shield and received secure access to Twitter. During Arab Spring in 2010, over 1 million Egyptians installed Hotspot Shield when the Egyptian government blocked access to Facebook (News - Alert) and Twitter. AnchorFree has played huge roles in most major world events by providing users with access to blocked content and securing their connections, protecting them from malware, hackers and identity thieves. Hotspot Shield is the world's most popular solution for Wi-Fi security, with 300 million downloads to date, it is the most popular app on both iPhones and Android phones for Wi-Fi security. Features of Hotspot Shield for the iPhone/iPad and Android users include:
Hotspot Shield has seen triple-digit mobile growth in the past year. Globally, more than half of Hotspot Shield's monthly activity now comes from its mobile app. In addition to privacy, security and access, Hotspot Shield, which compresses data, saved users more than 220 million megabytes (MB) of mobile data usage last year. Pricing and Availability Hotspot Shield for iOS 8.0 and Android are available immediately as free and Elite premium versions ($4.99/mo or $29.95/year). Additionally, Hotspot Shield is available globally for PC, Mac and Kindle devices. For a free download of Hotspot Shield visit: www.hotspotshield.com. About AnchorFree AnchorFree's mission is to provide secure access to the world's information for every person on the planet. AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield application is the world's largest Internet freedom and personal privacy platform and the biggest disrupter of Internet censorship. Downloaded by more than 300 million users across mobile devices and computers; Hotspot Shield is the starting point, for mobile and Web access, making all applications and websites secure, private and accessible. Funded by $63 million from Goldman Sachs, and other blue chip investors, AnchorFree is focused on bringing online privacy and freedom to the next billion Internet users. AnchorFree is growing by 6 million new downloads of Hotspot Shield per month. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20150406006007/en/ |
