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A new survey from Proton VPN shows how VPNs can help expats to combat homesickness while living abroad.

A dispute between top Spanish football association LaLiga and Cloudflare means millions of Spanish need a VPN to access legitimate websites — here's why.

Online censorship spread to 35 countries, a new record, in 2022. But VPNs, and Proton VPN in particular, are effective ways to fight back.

Proton will always provide a free, unlimited VPN. It’s part of our mission to keep the internet accessible for everyone. Here’s why we offer our free VPN plan.

Myanmar citizens have used Proton tools to communicate securely and access the truth. But Apple has blocked us from sending out important app updates.

ProtonVPN saw massive increases in countries where the government tried to block social media sites, including Hong Kong, Mali, and Azerbaijan.

The latest macOS release, Big Sur, places Apple apps on an exclusion list. ProtonVPN doesn’t allow these apps to bypass its firewall when Kill Switch is on.

After a three-month fundraising campaign, ProtonVPN is giving HK$800,000 to 612 Humanitarian Fund and Stand With Hong Kong.

We asked where we should install new VPN servers, and over 13,000 of you responded. Here is where we will prioritize adding new servers in the coming year.

It’s time for Proton VPN’s annual server poll, where our community helps decide where we should expand our network. Anyone is eligible to cast their vote.

Freedom in Hong Kong is in peril. Help us support civil liberties organizations fighting for democracy in Hong Kong.

香港的自由危在旦夕，請與我們攜手，支持為香港民主奮鬥的民權團體。

Many people have asked us about the security of our Hong Kong servers. Here’s how we keep our servers safe from Chinese authorities.

China is pushing a security law aimed at curbing protests in Hong Kong. Here’s how to use a free VPN to secure your communications and online activity.

Vodafone, TalkTalk and Virgin Media have blocked ProtonVPN even though UK regulatory authorities have ruled that VPN services should not be actively blocked

There is a new security flaw that affects all VPN services’ Android, iOS, and macOS apps. Here’s how to mitigate this vulnerability.

Watch out for fake Proton apps, which can infect your Android device with malware. This guide explains how to avoid fake apps and delete them from your device.

Internet shutdowns have become more common as authoritarian regimes restrict free speech. We examine where Internet shutdowns have occurred in 2019 so far.

We are holding another community poll to determine where Proton VPN installs its new VPN servers. Tells which countries you think we should install a VPN server in.

See what independent reviewers are saying about the security and advanced features that come with Proton VPN's premium VPN plans.

The VPN industry is notorious for unscrupulous players, so it’s reasonable to ask is Proton VPN trustworthy. Here's what set Proton VPN apart from other VPN services.

Starting this World Press Freedom Day, Proton VPN will be offering discounts to data journalists through the European Journalism Centre’s new website, DataJournalism.com.

As part of our mission to make a secure and private Internet available to all, Proton VPN will have to add servers in countries with poor privacy protections. Here's how to safely use servers in high-risk countries.

This year, we received recognition for some of the unique advantages that our VPN service offers. Here are some of the awards for 2018 and 2019 that were just announced.

ProtonVPN was launched in 2017 with a mission to help the Internet live up to its promise of freedom of information. To keep that mission alive, we are supporting the development of WireGuard, a new VPN protocol.

We think it is important that you know what data an organization collects from you and what it is used for. Users should apply this level of scrutiny to every online service they use, including ProtonVPN.

We have taken steps to ensure that ProtonVPN servers are not vulnerable to VORACLE.

As the world’s largest user-supported VPN service, Proton VPN has always been guided by our community’s input. Now we need your help to decide where our next VPN servers should be.

The ProtonVPN Beta Program gives you early access to new VPN features and updates that our team is working on. All users can enable the Beta Program for our Windows, macOS, or Android VPN app.

Today is Proton VPN’s first birthday, and it is a good time to look back at the progress we have made with the help of the community, and where ProtonVPN will go next.

Вместе с запретом Telegram в России, правительство объявило войну праву на безопасность и неприкосновенность к частной жизни. К счастью, есть еще способы доступа к приложению Telegram и альтернативы для защиты ваших онлайн-сообщений.

With Telegram banned in Russia, the government has declared war on the right to security and privacy. Fortunately, there are still ways to access the Telegram app and alternatives to safeguard your online communications.

We have recently released the Proton VPN Android application, but we plan to add many new features to make the application even better. In order to involve the community in this process, we are starting a new Beta program for Android.

We are launching the Proton VPN Bug Bounty Program. With this program, we are inviting security experts from around the world to try to find weaknesses in Proton VPN.

Reviewers love the Proton VPN Free VPN plan because it has no ads, no data limits, and no logs. We have complied a list of reviews from independent sites.