Overview
- Mozilla announced Monday a time‑limited summer promotion that removes the previous 50 GB per month cap for Firefox’s built‑in VPN and opens it in roughly 26–28 countries through August 31, 2026.
- The feature is a browser‑level proxy that only routes Firefox traffic, not a systemwide VPN, and users can disable it for specific sites or add exceptions in Firefox settings.
- Independent testing reported rollout inconsistencies during the expansion, including some clients showing fewer countries (24 observed by CHIP) and the usage UI still displaying “50 GB,” suggesting phased exposure or cached interfaces.
- Mozilla has confirmed the change is temporary and will revert on September 1, 2026 to the original country list (the initial rollout supported a small set of countries) and the 50 GB monthly limit.
- The summer offer follows Firefox’s March rollout of the free in‑browser VPN with version 149 and aims to help travelers and public‑Wi‑Fi users who need location masking or extra browser traffic privacy.