Russians need a VPN to access Google and Apple as unexplained nationwide outages hit
Russians need a VPN to access Google and Apple as unexplained nationwide outages hit

Russian internet users awoke to broken connections across Google, Apple, and GitHub websites. While state censors deny involvement, the outages highlight why VPNs are more crucial than ever.

‘Who came up with this idea?’ ExpressVPN continues to drop its 30-day money-back guarantee in favour of raffles — and users aren’t happy about it
‘Who came up with this idea?’ ExpressVPN continues to drop its 30-day money-back guarantee in favour of raffles — and users aren’t happy about it

ExpressVPN has done away with its standard 30-day money back guarantee for a new iPhone 17 Pro giveaway, right after ditching the same pledge for its World Cup promotion

Privado VPN unveils an MCP server on Windows and macOS to let your AI agent manage your connection
Privado VPN unveils an MCP server on Windows and macOS to let your AI agent manage your connection

PrivadoVPN has built a local Model Context Protocol server into its Windows and macOS apps, letting AI dev tools connect, switch servers, and run diagnostics on your behalf.

‘We decided not to limit VPNs’: UK government U-turns on age-gating privacy tools

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.

First VPN administrators sanctioned by US Treasury over ransomware attacks
First VPN administrators sanctioned by US Treasury over ransomware attacks

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 has released a huge iOS update adding Mixnet Tuning, Server Families, and app icon disguises — but some questions remain around the scale of some improvements
NymVPN has released a huge iOS update adding Mixnet Tuning, Server Families, and app icon disguises — but some questions remain around the scale of some improvements

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

No, it’s not age verification — privacy is the top reason UK children use a VPN
No, it’s not age verification — privacy is the top reason UK children use a VPN

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 just made OpenVPN almost three times faster on Windows — but there’s a catch
IPVanish just made OpenVPN almost three times faster on Windows — but there’s a catch

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’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed an outage in a tweet, saying that shortlinks to the messaging app had “stopped working.”