I've been experimenting with some free VPNs, and it looks like Riseup is legit. I'm able to torrent on it without issue and the speeds are acceptable for my connection.

How come we don't recommend this more? Everyone is always saying "no free vpns," but how many of you have actually tried them? I feel like I've been wasting money on my VPN ever since I found Riseup.

Are we just being hustled by the viral marketers and their useful idiots?

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[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

liliumstar explained why free VPNs aren't a recommended option, not that they had any personal preference either towards or against Riseup but it's clear you just read what you want to read, whether any of those words are there or not.

It's also clear that your little advertisement... or war march isn't being received well here. You can take that as some sense of misplaced pride if you want - as said above, you've made it obvious you read what you want - but any of us who know enough about VPNs to know how to identify a good one are also aware we can self-host one (for free) if we wish to and make the choice to pay for a service because we've identified the flaws of a free service.

It's okay if you want to be some advertiser's statistic that is also your choice and what I expect from the average internet user. The rest of us 'idiots' will keep paying for a service we know we can trust instead of giving our private information to a company that has made it obvious they can't be trusted.