The UK government has confirmed it will not restrict VPN access as part of its upcoming social media bans, prioritizing digital privacy while introducing new curfews for 16- and 17-year-olds.

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.

NymVPN, the VPN app from mixnet developer Nym Technologies, has gotten a major update to its iOS app, adding major connectivity and convenience features

Independent research commissioned by the UK Government found that between just 7 and 10% of British children use a VPN to bypass age verification

IPVanish has added OpenVPN Data Channel Offload to its Windows app. Internal tests claim downloads up to 196% faster, but the feature can’t be used with Scramble.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed an outage in a tweet, saying that shortlinks to the messaging app had “stopped working.”
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.

Always switching your VPN off to save your charge? New independent testing from West Coast Labs shows that notorious smartphone battery drain is mostly a myth, with NordVPN consuming under 2% of your daily battery life.

Mastercard cardholders can now sign up for a NordVPN subscription without paying a penny. Here’s all you need to know.

Proton has launched an interactive map to show that age verification laws are spreading faster than people might realize.