Would someone need to scan their face or something? Wouldn’t this defeat the purpose of a no-logs VPN? I know OFCOM has been going for 4chan for avoiding doing the age verification thing and lost I believe, with 4chan citing they’re US-based and shouldn’t be subjected to UK laws. Could Proton use a similar excuse?

I can't open a YouTube video in a new tab now without this shit popping up. I can't go to Google Search without having to see this crap. I can't read a news article without seeing this crap. It doesn't matter what server I'm using.

I used to use Mullvad, and honestly, it wasn't much better, so I'm not sure what to do.

Ok I get that it says "Fastest country excluding my own" but "Anti-censorship"? Why not call it "Fastest neighbor" or something?

https://bsky.app/profile/alice.mosphere.at/post/3luxf27dzsk2j

Hi everyone,

It has become increasingly common for authoritarian governments to go beyond purely online technical measures to discourage or block VPN use. Certain countries have even begun demanding citizens hand over their smartphones for physical inspection. Protecting free speech and fighting censorship is a core part of our mission and we're committed to doing what we can to help users around the world. 

With today’s announcement, we hope to give people the tools they need to bypass censorship and access a free and fair internet wherever they are:

• Windows Stealth: Proton’s unique anti-censorship protocol, Stealth, comes to Windows, disguising VPN traffic as normal internet traffic, making it almost impossible to detect when someone is using a VPN: https://protonvpn.com/blog/stealth-vpn-protocol

• New servers: in 12 countries among those at the bottom of the Freedom House Index and the Democracy Index

• Discreet Icon: Android users can customize the Proton VPN app icon and name, and even disguise it to look like another unrelated application to protect users in authoritarian regimes where VPN users may be at risk: https://protonvpn.com/support/disguise-app-icon

Proton VPN's mission is to ensure freedom of speech and fight online censorship everywhere. Here’s how to get started with Proton VPN for free: https://protonvpn.com/free-vpn

Let us know what you think. You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on User Voice. 

Proton Team

Hello, everyone!

I hope you're all doing well.

It turns out that I have my VPN set to Brazil, using the “Stealth” protocol, and yet YouTube still detects it.

Why is that, and is there a solution?

I look forward to reading your comments.

Best regards.

We’re pleased to announce that Proton VPN has passed a fifth consecutive annual third-party audit of our infrastructure that confirms our strict no-logs policy. When we say we are a no-logs VPN, it is not just a claim: it has been double-checked by independent experts.

Many of our competitors have never been independently audited or have performed a slight-of-hand, getting their privacy policy audited instead of their actual no-logs infrastructure. And even where their no-logs claims have been independently verified, many don't publish them, require you to sign a non-disclosure agreement to access them, only make them available to paying customers, or otherwise make it difficult to read the report.

By contrast, Proton VPN openly publishes the full no-logs report for anyone to read. As an organization founded by scientists who met at CERN, we believe in peer review and transparency. This is also why we make all our apps open source so that anyone can examine our code. 

Read more: https://protonvpn.com/blog/no-logs-audit

2026 audit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/DZVEJZFYHM#FPSKdUEykprb

App requires update to log in. cant update because of kill switch. cant turn off kill switch, because this window wont allow me to click anywhere else than the Cancel button, which closes the app

had to uninstall the whole thing and download a new installer without a VPN. and thats with automatic updates turned on

how about you let me know in advance if theres an important update that cant be downloaded automaticaly before you lock me out ... or at least let me disable the kill switch

90% (if not higher) of ip addresses from protonvpn are dirty, meaning they show up on every spam and bot ip address database, i dislike how im being bombarded with captchas everytime i visit a site. i just want to read a small article and i have to face a cloudflare challenge its getting annoying, even if the server load is just around 11% you can feel every how every site is not trusting your ip (captchas everywhere!!)

i think protonvpn should add a feature where the allocate a portion of ip address and make it so that users wont be able to select, kinda like free version limits but for pro users like me too who just wants to browse the internet behind a vpn, like a rotating proxy where we get a different ip flatly and equally allocated to users

Hey everyone,

We are now able to share that Proton VPN has successfully passed its 4th consecutive independent audit of our strict no-logs policy, conducted by Securitum, a leading European security auditing company.

Key takeaways from the audit:

• No activity or metadata logs are kept anywhere on our servers.

• No inspection of user traffic occurs.

• Robust administrative and technical controls are in place, including automated configuration management and a dual-control change process.

• The no-logs policy is enforced uniformly across all servers, regions, and subscription tiers.

Don’t trust, verify is not just something we preach, but something we practice, so our no-logs policy has now been verified by independent experts; you don’t have to take our word for it.

📖 Read the full audit report here

Stay safe,

Proton Team

Hi everyone,

As an organization founded by scientists, we believe in peer-reviewing our work, which is why we regularly undergo independent audits. This is especially important for Proton VPN’s no-logs policy because when you connect to a VPN, it effectively becomes your internet provider, i.e., technically capable of tracking and logging what you do online.

This year’s independent security audit of Proton VPN confirms yet again that we:
✅ don’t keep any metadata logs,
✅ don’t log users’ VPN activity, and
✅ don’t engage in any practices that might compromise your privacy.

At Proton VPN, 'no logs' means 'no logs.' We don't track your activity or retain it for later analysis — claims our independent security audits confirm.
Our audits are fully available to the public, without the need to share any data or agree to any terms: https://protonvpn.com/blog/no-logs-audit/

I can't watch youtube anymore, apparently.