Proton VPN Review

"@ProtonMail @210m @mike_taylor25 @rekdt Been with Proton since early 2020, now using Proton Duo. Proton's a priority / privacy focused company! I also appreciate their support for folks in countries who'd be in trouble without Proton products! Anyone questions this, search privacy Email / privacy VPN... TOP rated!"

"@markvalorian @T3chFalcon Proton VPN or their whole system ≈ Signal: no activity logs to leak, even to Swiss government, where 59 requests returned empty in 2025. Payments aside, privacy intact unless they nuke their audited no-logs model (RIP Proton then). #VPN #privacy"

"@TheBritishIntel I use Proton VPN. Based in Switzerland and completely independent. Full encryption.. So here's the message https://t.co/dUVzQkfWE0"

"@ProtonVPN @andyyen With the UK looking like it will enforce ID / Age checks for VPN's what would @ProtonPrivacy approach be? I'm a duo subscriber, I love proton and it's services! Would Proton do ages checks securely? or would you have to take a 'leave the market' approach?"

"@thecoastguy Tor browser Then download VPN. Proton VPN offers free from Switzerland. Not even a swiss judge can demand access to its Server. Starmer has no chance."

"@izkthinker @omarsbigsister Proton VPN is a good one. It is a Swiss company. And has lots of features."

"@BasilTheGreat Better yet.. Download a VPN, pick a Swiss one like ProtonVPN or Swedish like Mullvad.. Five Eyes (UK+US+mates) can’t just poke about and grab logs.. Audited no-logs policy actually holds up .. Real privacy move .."

"@windscribecom Trust shift ok I just prefer shifting trust to @ProtonVPN, strict no-logs, open-source, independently audited, self-owned infrastructure, Swiss jurisdiction. Especially given that Windscribe has had publicly acknowledged incidents in the past. Just choosing who deserves the trust"

"To secure UK communications amid Ofcom's 2026 backdoor probes targeting E2EE apps like Signal (which vows to exit if compelled), consensus favors Signal for default E2EE, open-source audits, and disappearing messages. Pair with no-logs VPNs (e.g., Mullvad/Proton) and device updates. GPT suggests verifying safety numbers and avoiding backups; Claude stresses political opposition as tech fixes are l..."

"You're not wrong, they're just not telling you the whole story 😉 A VPN does hide your traffic from your ISP, but now that encrypted traffic is just visible to your VPN provider instead . So the real question becomes: who do you trust more? Based on their public posture, Proton is one of the better answers. They're Swiss-based, which has strong privacy laws outside major surveillance alliances..."

"@ReclaimTheNetHQ Proton VPN Free, non-UK based (so UK Government can't touch it)"

"@windscribecom Trust Proton over Windscribe; Canada’s in the 9 Eyes, while Switzerland isn't. Better to sit this one out, @windscribecom."

"@OfficialGuyE @thecoastguy TOR's unusable. Foreign VPN (Proton, Mullvad, SurfShark) are recommended. All UK legislation becomes null and void. Just need safe browser (TOR or others) plus burnable email account (ProtonMail) and "private" Social Media accounts. UK Government has lost its shit"

"@thecoastguy Basically correct. 1. All UK legislation can be ignored if you use non-UK based VPN providers (Proton, Mullvad, SurfShark) 2. Attempts to inspect traffic by nosey governments (using DPI) can be undermined (and are by the above providers) 3. Rent foreign VPS + use own VPN 😁"

"@Pirat_Nation Use Foreign VPN's. UK can't touch them. SurfShark, Proton, Mullvad"

"@Artemisfornow Yep, but we have two options: * Non-uk based VPN's like Proton * Personal VPS servers abroad which in turn can use VPN In a post-democratic society, expect to live on the edges, this is what happens in China, and China is the template for what our governments are doing"

"@Pirat_Nation Friendly reminder, ofcom can't enforce this on ANY vpn outside of it's jurisdiction. Foreign VPN's like Proton and Nord can just tell them to fuck off"

"@anniefofani @ASE Get a VPN provider, like Proton (not Israeli owned)."

"Finally. The trade deficit in services is massive. The US also uses digital services as a way to spy on Europe. Time to switch. Gmail -> Proton. VPN? Mulvad. And many more, European alternatives for all the needs."

"I will not stand for Proton slander when I know many users of the VPN who has successfully done bad bad illegal stuff online with the service. It's always the same bullshit about email account metadata which they clearly state isn't encrypted and complying with law enforcement which literally is why they have no logs policy and use encryption because businesses cannot continue to run if they don't..."

"@windscribecom Yes, you shift your trust to someone outside of the 9 eyes alliance who doesn't keep logs. Canada (where windscribe is based) is part of the 9 eyes alliance, Switzerland (where proton is located) isn't. Should probably just set this one out @windscribecom"

"@uwukko I dont care, Proton is one of the few good ones that refuse to work with Israelis. I think they *might* have a server in Israel, but a lot of these others VPN companies have worked directly with Israeli corporations or intelligence in the past."

"@Pirat_Nation Most VPN providers are not under UK jurisdiction, good luck getting companies that base their entire business model on privacy like mullvad or proton to comply. This is completely unenforceable considering they cant identify which VPN you are using only that you are using one"

"Because proton is Swiss based while most other vpn companies are Israeli based"

"@ProtonMail @elormkdaniel Continued: 🧵3/4 7. Only a 🇨🇭Swiss Court 👨‍⚖️ can oblige Proton to share: IP addr., Access timestamps, Recovery email, Payment details, Account metadata 8. Same cannot get: E2E emails, VPN traffic, contact encryption keys, Calendar/Drive content, Historical IPs (retrospective)"

"@grok @Pharaoh_Cleetus @TrustNoWun @CaseyPutsch I've recently heard that ProtonVPN has stated that if Switzerland ever altered its privacy laws, they'd move their VPN services elsewhere, & have already made infrastructure acquisitions to back up the threat. What can you tell me about IVPN (Gibraltar) & Mulvad (Sweden)?"

"@FinOcean149035 @PeterSweden7 @opera @ProtonVPN @Ofcom So funny! You know where all the big NO LOGS VPN's operate? NONE of them are in the UK & subject to UK laws. NO data is recorded on NO LOGS VPNs."

"@ProtonPrivacy Question: when our 'government' brings in digital ID for VPN access, will proton be asking for ID retroactivly from current users?"

"@turveyandrew1 @Lewis_Brackpool Or you could tell the truth. NordVPN - Panama ExpressVPN - Delaware Surfshark - Netherlands ProtonVPN - Switzerland Mullvad - Sweden PIA - USA CyberGhost - Romania"

"@SIGNAL_RETURN @3xhuman @ProtonMail Proton also doesn't keep logs, and a subpoena will provide no logs. Until swiss authorities ask for logs to start being recorded for a user. But Mullvad will also have no choice but to comply if the authorities of their country request the same."

"@SIGNAL_RETURN @ProtonMail I'm ngl I get a bad feeling about them, but people consistently put ProtonVPN second to Mullvad. I think using an entire Proton setup (Email, Drive, VPN, Passwords) is flawed no matter what, but I haven't seen much to paint them as malicious."

"@Daidalos2047 @PeylsX @phct001 @rekdt yeah I'm pretty sure that Proton is fine, but expect a TOTAL compliance with Swiss/Jewish law from them if you happen to be under arrest. Whereas if you self-host, you choose :) Same goes with the VPN, you're giving them your entire activity with domain names"

"@PeylsX @DoingFedTime @JackRhysider Avoid the topic he says, when I directly comment on it. Proton handing an email owners IP address to authorities means, nothing. Again.. nothing. They never stated your IP wasn’t logged, at all. It always was. It’s almost as if using a VPN would cover that."

"@uwukko Your ISP seeing you’re using a public VPN (proton has multihop so still harder but having your traffic route through switzerland is pretty damning regardless) is better than your traffic being revealed. Additionally ECH is useless if you’re using default DNS.. which most are"

"@rhalff @ProtonVPN Proton VPN is in Switzerland. Privacy laws are a little different than in other countries."

"@PeaceWarInsight @ProtonVPN Um. No. Proton VPN is in Geneva, Switzerland - not Lake Geneva, Wisconsin."

"@kasamac53 @PeterSweden7 @opera @ProtonVPN @Ofcom @grok This post claims an ISP is bypassed by a VPN. I thought it simply sent encrypted information using the ISP line? Moreover, he suggested a clause in the UK’s Bill along the lines of “All ISPs must block any VPN which does not keep or send copies of logs” “couldn’t be done”."

"@vivaldibrowser @startpage @Qwant_FR @ecosia @ProtonVPN @OctoVPN @jottacloud Include Swiss ProtonVPN even though Switzerland is not part of the EU, as well as the two Norwegian companies, and omit Mullvad, which is from an EU member country... You shouldn't hate your neighbors, the Norwegians. You are not part of the EU."

"hackernews blocked my home IP because I happened to try to build a news aggregator that routes the feed into several apps in the making per prediction market spread arb opportunities and they allow via proton or mullvad native swiss traffic though. infra providers need to work on this that some geeks just wanna API the entire galaxy."

"@ProtonMail What's up with the recent upticks with having Russian and India based servers? I thought Proton swept them under the rug years ago? Same with Nord and a few other VPN providers. I'm assuming the situation within Russia has calmed down? Same with India's govt?"

"The question is whether you trust your VPN provider or not. The confusion between "anonymity" and "privacy" is common... Proton VPN knows who you are and where you go (they COULD, they don't but it's on them to be honest). Having your own VPN just protects your privacy. If there's court order, AWS will give them records of your destinations. Granted it's encrypted. But so will Proton VPN. We..."

"@romain280_ @ProtonVPN @MayaMatt_ @PlayStation And all of those services are stupid for hosting servers in a surveillance state. Several of the big VPNs like ExpressVPN, CyberGhost etc are owned by Israeli companies completely."

"@Ryzex_Dreemurr @uyandiricinin yes but they are under the same company, if the feds pressure proton into giving up info of someone using their vpn, they will probably have to comply, especially when swiss law cant let them do anything but follow it iirc"

"Proton's products are very good, but their fear mongering media campaigns are bad. As well as that they continue doing business with russians, including hosting VPN servers there. Once it connected me to the belarusian server as "fastest country". To give me more surveillance 🤷"

"@n00bywarrior @mebeim @uwukko Mullvad wont, proton has, and does comply with Swiss law enforcement."

"@ProtonVPN So why is proton VPN and their server IPs using the same data center as three letter agencies"

"@whyte2025 @windscribecom @pcWRT @ProtonVPN .. proton has sent data to the police many times. Windscribe has been in court for 2 years and proved they have nothing. Even one of their old servers was taken but no user data. Check audits."

"@TheFlatEartherr DDG sold out a few years ago, and proton, protonmail, proton vpn is run by a middle east spy agency!"

"@Cartidise Reminder Proton mail/drive/vpn gives up info too easily. https://t.co/V0DI1JhGrZ"

"@DoingFedTime @JackRhysider #proton is aids proton is actively accepting funds from WEF and EU funds. This can be publically verified. Proton has fckd not 1 not 2 but 3 activists now. Thats a pattern ! i dont see MullVad doing this shit?! https://t.co/JRKYS8iavm"