# Discourage VPN usage when running a snowflake proxy

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/discourage-vpn-usage-when-running-a-snowflake-proxy/2408
**Category:** Websites Feedback
**Tags:** snowflake
**Created:** [March 5, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/discourage-vpn-usage-when-running-a-snowflake-proxy/2408 "2022-03-05T11:02:20Z")
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### Author: ![purplish](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@purplish](https://forum.torproject.org/u/purplish)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/discourage-vpn-usage-when-running-a-snowflake-proxy/2408/1 "2022-03-05T11:02:20Z")

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I didn’t know where on gitlab to file an issue.

As explained in [this post](In reply to Dayglo Is it OK to run the snowflake add-on if I am connected over a VPN? Or, could that in anyway harm the anonymity or security of users of my Snowflake session? You might want to see this post: [Running a Snowflake proxy behind a VPN – consequences for Tor users - #4 by cecylia](https://forum.torproject.org/t/running-a-snowflake-proxy-behind-a-vpn-consequences-for-tor-users/2047/4)) the usage of a VPN when running a snowflake proxy is discouraged. It seems to me that VPNs are becoming quite popular and that people are increasingly running their non-Tor network traffic behind VPNs. As such it is likely that a not insignificant number of snowflake proxies will be unavailable to people connecting from countries where VPNs are blocked. I am seeing questions regarding this on Tor IRC channels and think it would be beneficial to include a sentence on this on [https://snowflake.torproject.org](https://snowflake.torproject.org) and on the Chrome and Firefox addon stores. For instance just a simple sentence like “Due to censorship of VPN servers in some countries, we kindly ask you to not run a snowflake proxy while connected to a VPN”.

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### Author: ![gus](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/gus/32/16_2.png) [@gus](https://forum.torproject.org/u/gus)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/discourage-vpn-usage-when-running-a-snowflake-proxy/2408/2 "2022-03-17T03:21:57Z")

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I filled a ticket to add this suggestion in the support portal:

> **[Discourage VPN usage when running a snowflake proxy (#296) · Issues · The Tor...](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/support/-/issues/296)**
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> Feedback from the Tor forum: "For instance just a simple sentence like “Due to censorship of VPN servers in some countries,...