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2025 marked another challenging year for democracy and internet freedom. We use Proton VPN's unique insights to analyze censorship trends.

iPhone tracking and how to stop it. But the biggest danger is from third-party apps that use your location data to target you with ads.

Less than half of SMBs use a VPN to secure remote access. Proton’s latest research explains why that’s a growing risk in hybrid work.

Here's what to know about the spyware apps targeting journalists, how hackers hide apps on reporters' iPhones, and how to check your iPhone for spyware.

A Pi-hole is a free and open-source ad-blocker system for home networks. We explain how you can set one up.

A default gateway connects devices on your local network to the internet. Here's an in-depth look at how to find yours on any device.

iPhone tracking and how to stop it. But the biggest danger is from third-party apps that use your location data to target you with ads.

A CDN is a geographically distributed network of servers that work together to deliver internet content faster and more reliably.

Algeria bans Roblox in September 2025 due to child safety concerns, joining other nations. Find out why and how parents can keep kids safe online.

2025 marked another challenging year for democracy and internet freedom. We use Proton VPN's unique insights to analyze censorship trends.

Surveillance or personalized pricing means the price you see is not the same others see. It's based on how much algorithms think you're able (or willing) to pay.

We look back at how citizens around the world turned to Proton VPN in 2025 to defeat internet and social media censorship.

Uganda denied plans to block the internet before elections and then did it. Data shows people prepared in advance.

You'll start to see streamlined server lists in our apps. We explain why this will improve our service's performance and resiliency.

With the Proton VPN 2025-2026 fall and winter roadmap, we're delivering big-hitter features: Free server locations, our own VPN architecture, and a Linux CLI.

A surge in VPN sign-ups from Egypt amid reports of Discord outages may signal a government crackdown on youth dissent.

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.

A suite of new improvements to our VPN apps make it easier and faster than ever to get connected to Proton VPN.

With the Proton VPN Apple TV app, you can easily and securely watch your favorite content on your big-screen TV no matter where you are.

Stealth is a new VPN protocol from Proton VPN that overcomes censorship in restrictive countries.

If you use OpenVPN configs downloaded before September 2023, you need to switch to WireGuard or download new OpenVPN configs.

Anyone can use Proton VPN’s Chrome and Firefox browser extensions for free, making it easy to protect your privacy and bypass censorship.

Proton removes India-based VPN servers to protect privacy, but we continue to service our community in India.