53
How does mullvad compare to ther VPNs?
(slrpnk.net)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2026
53 points (100.0% liked)
Privacy
46763 readers
1017 users here now
A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
Some Rules
- Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
- Don't promote proprietary software
- Try to keep things on topic
- If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
- Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
- Be nice :)
Related communities
much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
From what I know it's considered "better" because it's one of the first to use things like shadowsocks.
Usually ISP can detect you are using a VPN, some countries/isp actively block it.
With obfuscation it looks like normal trafic thus, harder to block or to detect you are using VPN at all.
"Mullvad's Shadowsocks integration is designed to help users bypass internet censorship and restrictive firewalls by routing traffic through obfuscated bridge servers."
So, it's up to you if it matters or not.
It’s a really cool feature that I think needs to become a standard option for other VPNs that are actually serious about what they are doing. Also whenever I hear shadowsocks I always think of a pair of vantablack socks on my feet.
It's tempting to want it by default but it comes at a cost.
I would prefer to have it as an option. Also it's a game of cat and mouse, if shadowsocks becomes popular, they learn to block it better eventually so you need to move to something else. In fact shadowsocks is considered "old", we also have Hysteria, XRay and other...
P.S I don't know why I know these thighs because I don't even have a VPN, i just find it interesting as a technology...
Well that’s what’s I meant. An option rather than an always on type thing (going to edit the post for my own clarity). But you do make a good point. Tech is cool and it’s good to be informed, especially with the changes going on these days. Being informed is important.