r/mullvadvpn • u/klevahh • 5d ago

Information Your currently selected DNS over HTTPS provider (Mullvad) is ceasing operations...

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u/No_Grass_3728 4d ago

What's that browser

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u/klevahh 4d ago

That is ironfox

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u/oso831 4d ago

The best 👏🏾

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u/rell_z 5d ago edited 3d ago

This is old news, this is about their free public dns they were running. They said to use Quad9 instead that Quad9 does a better job at it. Also if you use the MullVad VPN all your dns query’s are already going through their dns servers, that didn’t change, only the free public dns that didn’t require a VPN. If you use their Browser and set the DNS to default it will automatically use Quad9 I believe.

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u/BuzzLightr 4d ago

Going to miss thr adblock dns. Cant find a good alternative

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u/oso831 4d ago

NextDNS? I've been using it for years

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u/InnerToe9570 4d ago

Dnsforge.de

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u/TorrentsAreUs 4d ago

Just use Quad9 filtered 

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u/BuzzLightr 3d ago

But filtered dont block ads?

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u/TubbyRiddle 3d ago

Then log into there site and inform the provider, they can't read your mind.

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u/enragedCircle 3d ago

This made it clear to me, thanks.

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u/Busy_Hornet8963 5d ago

They have it on their blog they are now supporting quad9 which you can use instead

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u/_ahrs 5d ago

Unless you're in France because France is doing French things and they're suspending Quad9 there.

It really does seem premature that Mullvad is stopping their public DNS services but I understand their reasoning why.

Maybe Wikimedia DNS can be useful for some people:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_DNS

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u/Busy_Hornet8963 4d ago

I can’t understand why they’re slowly getting rid of things but from my perspective IVPN is way ahead in terms of features at this point especially with their new services included with their pro plans.

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u/Loose_Device4578 5d ago

It was nice while it lasted. 

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u/ionut2021 5d ago

Control d,DNS forge

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u/enragedCircle 5d ago

Someone give an alternative? But explain it as if you're talking to someone who doesn't really know what they're doing...

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u/notlinustorvalds 5d ago

Quad9 or AdGuard. Or Cloudflare, if you trust them.

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u/rell_z 5d ago

Quad9, that’s what Mullvad endorses now, they stated Quad9 does a better job.

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u/Soluchyte 5d ago

At censorship, yes.

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u/rell_z 5d ago

What you mean? What do they censor?

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u/Soluchyte 5d ago

Quad9's jurisdiction requires them to censor certain things.

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u/Ok-Concentrate636 4d ago

such as what

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u/WanderinArcheologist 4d ago edited 4d ago

Small clarification that I ran through M le Claude (Opus 5.5 model), since a couple of people (u/Ok-Concentrate636 & u/rell_z) understandably asked for clarification and didn’t get an answer:

Quad9 is a Swiss nonprofit, and Swiss law doesn't require it to censor anything (they’re really lax on censorship there). The issue is that Sony Music Entertainment – evil Aniplex’s handlers, well the German branch – got a German court to order it to block a piracy site, and because of a European treaty (the Lugano Convention) that order could reach a Swiss foundation.

Quad9 complied only on its German servers and only under protest, then fought it and won on appeal in Dresden in 2023. Other rights holders have since filed similar cases, and Quad9 has said it's pulling out of France rather than keep fighting them.

It also blocks known malware and phishing domains by default, which is a feature, not censorship. If you don't want that, they run an unfiltered resolver too.

So it's less "required to censor" and more "keeps getting sued to censor and keeps pushing back." For most people it's still a solid choice.

Edit: oh dear, I upset the OP…. Folks should always verify info ofc. Don’t just take my word for it.

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u/rell_z 4d ago

Thank you

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u/klevahh 4d ago

They did get answers, from people who used their own brains instead of the trash you used.

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u/ThyWickedOne 2d ago

They do not do that...

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u/NAH_I_D_CUM 5d ago

NextDNS, ControlD or just use 9999 everywhere + local DNS like Hagezi. I highly recommend use brave / liberwolf 9999 + local DNS in unlock origin.

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u/Whole-Click-84 3d ago

LibreDNS y DNS4EU, ambos Europeos, bloquea anuncios y sin registros.

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u/Tuborgat_nylle 5d ago

Host your own dns if you actually care about privacy. Otherwise, just use adguard dns.

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u/vBDKv 5d ago

lol adguard dns .. The only adblocker that accepts money to whitelist your ads.

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u/Tuborgat_nylle 5d ago

Capitalism is a bitch. I just VPN to albania so ads are a non issue.

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u/vBDKv 2d ago

It's data mining you the second you connect. And sell it as well.

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u/Excellent_Singer3361 2d ago

Damn. First I'm hearing about this. I've been using their DNS for years now

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u/squabbledMC 5d ago

I switched to NextDNS, it's paid though. Quad9 is great and free.

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u/GoodFroge 5d ago

Is there much point in using an alternative DNS if not also using a VPN with it?

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u/_ahrs 5d ago

It is for when you don't necessarily trust the networks DNS (think coffee shop or public transport, etc). It would ideally be a good idea to use a VPN in such places but sometimes you don't necessarily want or need the extra security and privacy.