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The world’s only open-source, publicly audited, unlimited and free VPN. Swiss-based, no-ads, and no-logs. Brought to you by the scientists from @protonmail.

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We created in 2017 to give people a lifeline against through a .

But each year, more governments resort to internet shutdowns and to control public discourse and limit access to information.


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2024 is critical because over half of the world's population is expected to vote in their respective countries, with many of these elections held in countries where the government has a history of censorship and misinformation campaigns.


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Repressive governments have noticed that VPNs undermine their censorship efforts, leading them to block . This has driven us to develop advanced anti-censorship features at to effectively counter sophisticated online censorship.

These features include:
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🧠 Smart Protocol
Our Smart protocol detects local attempts and automatically switches to VPN protocols that are harder to block: https://protonvpn.com/blog/smart-protocol/

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🔀 Smart routing
Smart routing technology allows our servers to appear to be in one country, even though they are located elsewhere. This makes it possible to access content that may be blocked locally, while keeping access to local-only content: https://protonvpn.com/support/how-smart-routing-works/
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😎 Stealth VPN Protocol
Stealth is our custom-built protocol that disguises your VPN connection and makes it look like standard internet traffic. It is ideal if local governments attempt to block connections in general:
https://protonvpn.com/blog/stealth-vpn-protocol/
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↪️ Alternative routing
Alternative routing is an system that can help you access our services even if your government, ISP, or network administrator is trying to prevent it: https://proton.me/blog/anti-censorship-alternative-routing.
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To ensure that everyone can access accurate, reliable, and trustworthy information, we will make servers available for free two weeks before elections in several countries with history of misinformation and censorship: https://protonvpn.com/blog/free-servers-before-elections/

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