ProtonVPN has removed support for deprecated VPN Protocols

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In the recent update for ProtonVPN, they removed support for deprecated VPN protocols. After updating and looking in the (iOS) app, They removed IKEv2 and Openvpn (from what I remember). I regret updating since I used Lockdown Privacy (An app that blocks ads, trackers, and badware in apps) with ProtonVPN, which was only possible with IKEv2 :cry:

Does anyone know of a free alternative to my previous setup?

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In ProtonVPN you can enable ā€œNet Shieldā€ and turn on all the blocking options. This should get you a similar result though without the control of choosing your own blocklists.

I donā€™t know what methodology Proton uses for the blocking but anecdotally I noticed when trying it that it blocked native Apple ads in things like the News App so it seems pretty comprehensive.

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Yeah I know that, but I donā€™t pay for Proton VPN. Netshield is on paid plans. With my previous setup, I was able to have a vpn and blocks ads and trackers for free. I shouldā€™ve specified though

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https://Windscribe.com but itā€™s limited bandwidth for the free plan

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Thanks for the suggestion! I was looking into this and Iā€™ll def try it.

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