Founded in 2014, the Swiss company Proton initially provided email services focused on increased privacy. Later, a calendar, cloud storage and VPN service with a suitable set of servers around the world was added to the assortment. After the start of a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the company refused to leave the aggressor’s market, but told the Ukrainian cyber police that it was filtering traffic by blocking propaganda sites. In general, he states that his mission is to protect freedom on the Internet, so he does not block access to services.

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Some Russian-speaking Twitter users began to complain en masse about the unavailability of the VPN service. After that, a message about connection problems from Russia appeared on the official website of the company.

Roskomnadzor’s records still do not include the company’s websites, but it is assumed that the program has been blocked at the state level since June 1, 2022. The developers are investigating the issue, but they have already stated that it is not related to their actions.

Local ISPs and authorities are likely to interfere with VPN connections, in which case we cannot fix such problems. Some servers may continue to run. We are trying to break through the blockade. Thank you for your patience and understanding,
– wrote the company.

In addition, Russian media write about the failure of services such as Lantern, Outline VPN, and complain about the unavailability of NordVPN on social networks.