- Windscribe is working on solutions for VPN connectivity in Iran and Russia
- Expanding support for the AmneziaWG protocol is its “top priority”“
- Iran and Russia are adopting a whitelist system that further targets VPNs
Windscribe has announced new censorship-resistant features to help people in Russia and Iran struggling to use its service.
The VPN provider confirmed to TechRadar that it is rolling out support for the AmneziaWG protocol directly into Windscribe apps. This is a technology designed to bypass sophisticated deep packet inspection (DPI) techniques by mimicking normal web traffic.
In a message shared on his On Telegram, Reddit and X accounts between Wednesday and Thursday, Windscribe reassured its community: “We are aware of the current VPN connection issues in Iran and Russia and are working on solutions.”
The vendor’s “top priority” is to extend AmneziaWG support to native Windscribe applications. This VPN protocol, the company explains, has proven to be quite successful in bypassing government blocks.
What’s next for Windscribe users in Iran and Russia?
Internet censorship in Iran has just entered a new phase as the government began implementing a whitelisting regime, which is expected to target VPN connections even more aggressively.
Russia is also reportedly adopting a similar framework. That’s exactly why the Windscribe team is also working on a new system, which the company says will “help” with these types of blocks.
Windscribe introduced the censorship-resistant protocol developed by AmneziaVPN in November, but only as a WireGuard configuration file for Pro or Build-A-Plan users.
However, once you’re in the app, Windscribes guarantees that “everyone will have access,” including users of its free VPN service.
Speaking to TechRadar, Windscribe CEO Yegor Sak confirmed that “it will be released as soon as we receive positive feedback from beta users who are testing it for us right now.”
For our users in Iran and Russia, we are aware of VPN blocks in your regions and are working on a solution with the highest priority. In the coming days we will begin beta testing app releases with a new connection method that has shown promising results. Hang in there.January 29, 2026
Despite the upcoming push on unblocking censorship, AmneziaWG “will not overlook whitelisting techniques,” Sak told TechRadar, adding that the team is currently working on a separate solution to help fight whitelisting.
“The second system, which is entirely server-side, is being developed right now and will help with that.”
In its message, Windscribe has announced that it will soon release a beta Android APK for people in Iran and Russia to try it out and see its performance. The team is also working on a version of Windows, which Windscribe hopes to release as soon as possible. The versions for Mac and iOS will be next in the process.
Device priorities reflect requests coming directly from the Windscribe community, which sees the majority of users in Iran and Russia running Android (69%) and Windows (52%).
Windscribe’s work to increase its censorship-resistant capabilities couldn’t come at a more critical time.
Under such a framework, experts speaking at TechRadar expect that using VPNs will become even more difficult, if not impossible. Whitelisting will simply make VPN blocking much easier.
After years of improving its censorship capabilities, Russia’s battle against VPNs is also entering a new phase. Experts in the country have already confirmed to TechRadar that most Western VPNs currently do not work in Russia, and blocking techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
What is certain now is that, as more authoritarian nations move from blacklist to whitelist filtering, VPN providers must adapt to this new threat once again. The success or not of Windscribe’s new solution could significantly shape the new direction of the industry.
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