In order to "help" citizens of many countries bypass a series of restrictions and get in touch with Western media, the US government has provided a lot of funding to many technology companies that provide VPN services through USAGM, including three companies that establish virtual private networks - Psiphon, Lantern, and nthLink. Meanwhile, USAGM is supporting the development of a range of tools to bypass censorships, including VPNs.

VPN (Virtual Private Network) is currently the best way to encrypt the Internet connection in order to greatly increase our digital privacy and online security. Speaking of VPN services, there are many such applications. But their stability and speed are often the primary reason for limiting their spread.

UltraSurf (AKA: 無界瀏覽) is one of the world's most popular free anti-censorship and pro-privacy applications, developed by UltraReach Internet Corporation in 2002. It was originally created to help internet users in Mainland China (where the Internet is heavily censored and Internet users' activities are monitored by the Great Firewall of China) bypass internet censorship and protect their online security & anonymity. After that, it became popular in many countries with Internet blockade due to its good usability, fast running speed and unlimited network traffic.