Doesn't matter, when my subscription expires I will be moving on to a non-nazi-loving VPN provider
this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2026
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Likewise. Bought a three-month sub so's that I wouldn't have to top it up too often, and then they came out with all that shit. Subscription expires in two days - forever. Hello, iVPN.
Funny, I've been having a lot of problems with Mullvad DNS so I just switched to Quad9.
Been using next DNS free DNS. They get overloaded sometimes but usually work fine.
Don't forget everyone, your money might end up in far right Swedish parties.
Once my current subscription expires, I will never buy their vpn and switch to another provider.
Can someone tell me whats wrong with Quad9? I've never used or heard of that.
There's nothing wrong with quad9. They're a good privacy dns that blocks phishing and malware. Adguard dns though, also blocks ads and tracking so I would recommend that as well
They’re fine as long as you don’t mind the illuminati providing your dns and blocklist /s (?): https://www.techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity/security-alliance-launches-dns-resolver
Fuck Mullvad
It’s a shame one of the founders funds Nazis now, I won’t be renewing
I've just seen this.
Do you know any good alternatives?
iVPN is the the best alternative if you want something as powerful as Mullvad. It's a bit slower though
ProtonVPN if you can stomach one CEO once praised trumps choice of some anti euh oligopol(?) lawyer.
If I'm going to move away from mullvard because a high is rather avoid that too.
If you already use Proton Mail, I strongly recommend against using ProtonVPN because you're coupling yourself too hard to Proton. At least, if your threat model is high risk
I moved to AirVPN after Mullvad shut down port forwarding and haven't had any issues. It's run by privacy activists.
iVPN looks good
can confirm. is good.
I've been recommending Mullvad DNS for its adblock functionality. Quad9 does not provide this.
I am now seeking recommendations for an equivalent I can recommend to friends and family for use on devices that do not easily support system-wide adblocking.
dnsforge.de
Works great on my phone. Thinking of enabling it on my desktop, too, but I'm not too bothered there, using uBlock Origin. 👍
Hosting your own DNS resolver is quite simple. Suggest trying PiHole.
Yes, I'll tell my mother to host a PiHole.
Of course bringing it with her would require something to tether it to other than the phone she's actually using as a phone (I think), and a way to power it all. She's going to need a bigger purse.
Or she could access it remotely. I doubt her residential DSL comes with a static IP, so she's going to have to get a domain name and set up dynamic DNS... oh, and route the appropriate port to her Pi through the ISP's NAT router, assuming it actually supports that. Maybe she should buy the latest fancy one from GL.iNet with those big antennas and OpenWRT.
I think I might send her that AdGuard link instead.
“You want me to do what with a pie hole? You know you’re not too big for a slap, young man!”
Yes, quad9 has DNS adblock
Neither this screenshot nor their website claims to block ordinary advertisements.
Makes sense, Quad9 is really good!
Yeah, I ain't mad at it. Especially with the dubious stuff an exec at mullvad did. Quad9 is my default anyway, but I did use the mullvad dns here and there.
Anyone got info on this?
Also handy heard anything like that. Supporting info appreciated.
Ah well, unbound prepared for the toggle.
# Mullvad No-Filter DoT
forward-addr: 194.242.2.3@853#dns.mullvad.net
# AdGuard Default Ad-Blocking DoT
forward-addr: 94.140.14.14@853#dns.adguard-dns.com
#Quad9 DoT
#forward-addr: 9.9.9.9@853#dns9.quad9.net
#Quad9 no threatblocker DoT
#forward-addr: 9.9.9.10@853#dns10.quad9.netAny alternatives that have ad/malware/tracker blocking features for mobile? I switched back to ControlD after hearing this, but they do not have mobile profiles for their DNS.
I use Quad9 where I can, but admittedly also have some reliability issues. Their local PoP will drop all requests for a couple minutes at least a few times a week. It's a shame since it's the closest/best recursive resolver otherwise. CloudFlare is similarly close, but they don't support EDNS, so I've had problems because of that.