Following a massive Europol takedown in May, the US Treasury has officially sanctioned the administrators behind First VPN, a service favored by ransomware groups to hide their tracks.
Independent research commissioned by the UK Government found that between just 7 and 10% of British children use a VPN to bypass age verification
A coalition of over 20 digital rights groups and tech firms, including Amnesty International, NordVPN, and Mozilla, warns that plans to age-gate or restrict VPNs will severely compromise national cybersecurity while doing little to keep children safe.
Proton has launched an interactive map to show that age verification laws are spreading faster than people might realize.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is planning to investigate how VPNs are used to bypass age verification checks, raising fresh concerns over the future of digital privacy tools.
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La Liga and top French broadcasters are furious with FIFA for naming ExpressVPN an official 2026 World Cup sponsor. The rightsholders are lashing out at the VPN provider’s refusal to implement anti-piracy site blocks.
Russian officials have officially scrapped a heavily criticized plan to tax international mobile data, removing a looming financial penalty for residents relying on VPNs to bypass state censorship.
Following controversial reports that New Zealand could restrict Virtual Private Networks to enforce an under-16 social media ban, the government has swiftly rejected the idea, reassuring users that their privacy tools are safe.
Proton VPN has deployed 89 new servers in Brazil after a massive influx of international users flocking to free 4K World Cup broadcasts on YouTube’s CazeTV caused intense network strain.