VPN companies often buy websites to influence rankings and promote their services. For example Kape technologies:

Major server deployment! New US locations: - Seattle - Denver - Chicago - Ashburn - Atlanta - Miami

If you are in a censorship-heavy area, it is much harder for them to block you if you are using Obscura VPN.

Encryption is really cool. It's sad to see that people in power want to break it. I think everyone should be using an E2EE messaging app.

We all knew this was a TERRIBLE idea.

Do you Design + Code? Do you like advancing digital privacy UX? Are you looking for a j*b? We're hiring a Design Engineer at Obscura! jobs.ashbyhq.com/sovereign-e...

I don't understand why everything needs to be "smart," like what happened to fridges that don't connect to the internet? Why does my toaster need an app?

The internet should be private and fun!

I don't know how caught up everyone here is about the censorship that is going on around the world. I mean, now some governments want their citizens to KYC? Which is ridiculous.

Hi all! We had an outage around 10:15 AM ET to 11:15 AM ET, roughly 4 to 3 hours ago. The issue has been fixed since 3 hours ago and you should be able to connect again ✅ Let us know if you run into any trouble!

Imagine downloading a VPN extension only for it to start taking screenshots of every page you visit in your browser.

HUGE RELEASE: Obscura VPN is now on iOS 🥳 📱 Now you can use the VPN that can't log, won't lag, and works anywhere ON THE GO! 🔗 Our website: obscura.net 📱 iOS App Store: apps.apple.com/app/obscura...

They frame it as "safety," yet they put everyone at risk by wanting to scan our messages and demand our IDs. This creates a massive dataset that will eventually get leaked. It isn’t about safety; it’s about control and censorship.

When you browse the internet, your internet service provider can typically see the websites you visit, know your IP address, and record this information, often keeping it for a while. It often ranges from 90 days to 3 years, depending on local data retention laws.

We have a bunch of cool privacy-respecting software out there today. It's never been easier to de-G**gle your life!

Hey big tech and governments! Stop forcing people to verify their identity online. We don’t want any of it!

Hewwo!

Someone scanning your messages before they are sent is bad. Censorship is bad.

Obscura doesn't know anything about you, that's by design. You sign up, you get a number, and you can pay with Bitcoin Lightning for extra privacy. Obscura doesn't want your data.

I've been to so many countries!

You shouldn’t need to give your email address to get a VPN. We just give you a random number ID! No personal info needed!

We've revamped our account management page!

And just like that, you are now protected!

Why you should use Obscura instead of NordVPN: I can jump, NordVPN can't. Proof:

Privacy first!

I love protecting your privacy online!

An open and private internet is worth fighting for.

I don't like internet censorship.

Privacy is extremely important.

POV: You're using a traditional VPN VPN Company: "Trust us bro, we totally don't log your data" *literally sees your IP AND every site you visit* *gets subpoenaed*

I am a VPN.

UK Obscura users RN

Something big is happening in the YooKay 👀

NEW in v1.128: Location Switching in the Menu Bar A lot of you have asked for this, and it's finally here! Switch between your pinned locations and Quick Connect right from your menu bar! (See video below) Felix the friendly bot will miss you, but he understands ☺️

Hey folks! Our 25% off launch sale will be ending next Monday (July 21st). If you haven't taken advantage of the sale yet, this is your sign to do so 😄 If you subscribe, we'll honor this sale price indefinitely 🔁 We've also recently added WireGuard support and iOS Testflight!

In the digital age, our de-facto privacy rights in the physical world are being stripped away. Even worse - surveillance mechanisms are being set up. As people wake up to this, privacy-by-default will become table-stakes for digital products. techcrunch.com/2025/03/02/...

We launched WireGuard last week, but we're not stopping there 😤 Available today: Obscura VPN's iOS Testflight! 📱 Links below 👇

🥳 non-macOS Obscura fans rejoice: WireGuard is now fully available! Sign up for an account on our site and downloading config files to use on Android, Windows, Linux, and even some routers! iOS users: we have some MAJOR news soon, join our Discord to find out now ✈️ Links 👇

🤔 What could be riling up the Obscura Discord on a Saturday? Join us! 👇

Obscura London servers going into maintenance for a few hours 🫡

As of last Thursday, Xfinity/Comcast and Spectrum/Charter customers are able to access Obscura again. If you had trouble connecting, things should be resolved now! Will be posting more details on what happened soon... (teaser: badly designed AI was involved somehow!)

Is anyone on Xfinity/Comcast or Spectrum/Charter internet with a stock router/modem and knows how to run `cargo` commands? Please DM me immediately, would like to test out a mitigation for ISP blocking. Happy to offer 2 years of free @obscura.net‬!

Temporary fix if you are unable to connect to Obscura on Xfinity/Comcast or Spectrum/Charter internet: turn off "Advanced Security" or "Security Shield" on your router. Our domains were misflagged as spam, and these ""Security"" mechanisms started block us. How to below 👇 1/3

Obscura users: we've gotten reports that ISPs are blocking Obscura via SNI. If you have trouble connecting, please tell us which ISP you're connecting from in addition to your debugging bundle. We will be releasing a hotfix in the next few days to mitigate this 💪

United Airlines tried to block us… We’re famous! 🥳 Pictured: Someone at United Airlines WiFi noticed Obscura and specifically blocked us by SNI hostname. Easily unblocked by spoofing SNI as google.

Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons, won’t stop @obscura.net either! Had a great time chatting with Carey on the pod 🔥

Hi folks, we've gotten reports that "Strict Leak Protection" can prevent Obscura from reconnecting when your device wakes from sleep. We're looking into this issue urgently, but here are some workarounds (see thread below) 👇 1/4

how it started how it's going

FYI: Obscura works beautifully with Tailscale! 😌

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