Digital rights groups hold second Defend VPNs Day of Action

Fight for the Future held its second annual Defend VPNs Day of Action on September 25, urging users to sign an open letter and call lawmakers. Amnezia VPN, IPVanish and Surfshark backed the campaign. VPN restrictions are increasingly bundled into age verification laws in Utah, Michigan, the UK, Russia and elsewhere.

• Fight for the Future's campaign runs on September 25 for the second year
• About 20,000 people took part in the 2025 edition
• Utah became the first US state to target VPNs in an age verification law
• At least 469 VPNs were blocked in Russia by February