Proton VPN Observatory (2025)
Documenting spikes in Proton VPN use as people fight for online freedom.
VPNs are essential tools to combat internet censorship. At Proton VPN, we regularly see signups spike following major geopolitical events around the world, be they protests, contested elections, or government crackdowns. To see how people worldwide fight internet censorship, we’ve begun documenting all significant spikes in Proton VPN usage.
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USA - January 19, 2025
+490% increase over baseline
TikTok went offline in the United States on the night of January 18, few hours before a ban was slated to go into effect.
Venezuela - January 9, 2025
+5000% increase over baseline
Reported block of TikTok and several VPN websites in Venezuela and reportedly fear of tensions in the country ahead of Maduro’s inauguration scheduled on January 10.
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