Proton had a sale and I wanted to try their services out, but they would not let me register while on Mullvad's VPN. Their support said to not use a VPN when registering.
This seems like a bit of a silly reason to not trust a company. There's a small mountain of companies that won't let you register if you're behind a VPN, or using a less-common e-mail provider (ie: protonmail).
It's annoying but it's a bog standard technique for avoiding spam or fraud.
AFAIK you can register on a VPN, or even Tor, if you sign up with a paid plan, but you cannot sign up a free account without revealing your identity in some way.
They do accept Bitcoin payment, but not Monero. I wonder if that's because Monero is illegal for them, or just because they didn't bother to.
RandomBacon|5 months ago
I personally do not trust Proton.
Night_Thastus|5 months ago
It's annoying but it's a bog standard technique for avoiding spam or fraud.
immibis|4 months ago
They do accept Bitcoin payment, but not Monero. I wonder if that's because Monero is illegal for them, or just because they didn't bother to.