The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to include VPN services. The Going Dark initiative, or ProtectEU as the Commission now calls it, wants to β€œenable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner”. This is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt.
This is the final reminder that we are fully removing support for OpenVPN on January 15th 2026, in a month's time. Read more here:
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Final reminder for OpenVPN removal | Mullvad VPN
This is the final reminder that we are fully removing support for OpenVPN on January 15th 2026, in a month
Our latest desktop release, 2025.14, is removing support for OpenVPN entirely. If you rely on OpenVPN you should stay on 2025.13 until the OpenVPN servers are shut down in January 2026. Read more here:
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Removing OpenVPN from the Mullvad VPN app | Mullvad VPN
In version 2025.14 of the desktop app, we removed the ability to select OpenVPN as a tunnel protocol.
Today, the trilogue negotiations start. Stop Chat Control.
An important victory – but we still need to stop Chat Control. The Council of Ministers in the EU has, after three years, now reached a common position on Chat Control. The requirement for mandatory scanning (including end-to-end encrypted messaging services) has been removed, which is a major victory. The EU Council failed to implement mandatory mass surveillance. However, in its proposal, they are laying the groundwork for mass surveillance in the future.
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An important victory – but we still need to stop Chat Control. | Mullvad VPN
An important victory - but we still need to stop Chat Control.