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## What They Needed
In 1999, activists organizing around global justice issues faced a problem: the communication tools available to them were controlled by corporations that didn't share their values—and might hand over their data to authorities.
In [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riseup), activists organizing around global justice issues faced a problem: the communication tools available to them were controlled by corporations that didn't share their values—and might hand over their data to authorities.
Email providers could read your messages. Chat services logged everything. There was no guarantee that the tools you used to organize wouldn't be used against you.
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Riseup now serves **millions of users** across the globe.
Their email service alone has hundreds of thousands of accounts. Their mailing lists host discussions for countless organizations. Their VPN protects activists in countries where surveillance is a matter of life and death.
Their email service alone has [hundreds of thousands of accounts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riseup). Their mailing lists host discussions for countless organizations. Their VPN protects activists in countries where surveillance is a matter of life and death.
**What users say:**
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> "They've never sold us out. Not once. That's rare."
Riseup has faced legal pressure, government requests, and attempts to compromise their systems. They've navigated all of it while maintaining their commitment to user privacy—including famously choosing to shut down services rather than comply with demands they considered unjust.
Riseup has faced legal pressure, government requests, and attempts to compromise their systems. They've navigated all of it while maintaining their commitment to user privacy—including [responding to FBI warrants](https://riseup.net/en/about-us/press/canary-statement) by implementing encrypted storage so they could never again hand over useful data.
## What They Learned