# VPN Apps Vanish from Brazilian App Store Amidst Censorship Speculations! 🇧🇷

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/vpn-apps-vanish-from-brazilian-app-store-amidst-censorship-speculations/289427>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** news\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/vpn-apps-vanish-from-brazilian-app-store-amidst-censorship-speculations/289427 "2024-08-20T12:17:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/vpn-apps-vanish-from-brazilian-app-store-amidst-censorship-speculations/289427/1 "2024-08-20T12:17:40Z")

</div>

**Summary:**

1. **VPN App Removal**  
Dozens of VPN apps, including NordVPN, ExpressVPN, and Surfshark, have disappeared from Brazil’s Apple App Store. At least 30 VPN apps are no longer available, though their listings were still visible.

2. **Possible Censorship**  
Proton VPN has suggested that the disappearance could be due to a censorship order from Apple or a technical issue. This comes amid broader concerns over censorship in Brazil.

3. **X’s Controversy**  
The situation follows X (formerly Twitter) announcing its shutdown in Brazil due to a “secret order” from the Brazilian Supreme Court, adding to speculations about increased censorship.

**Read more at:** [TechRadar](https://techradar.com)