Does Mullvad work in Indonesia?

As of Sep 10, 2026, Mullvad was last confirmed working in Indonesia on Jul 22, 2026, and we have not re-verified it since.

Status: working (unconfirmed since Jul 22, 2026)
Confidence: low
Last verified: Jul 22, 2026
Method: No special settings needed; WireGuard-only since Jan 2026 and no evidence of WireGuard interference by Indonesian ISPs; sporadic OONI anomalies on mullvad.net look like uneven Trust Positif DNS filtering on some ISPs, which would affect the website, not the tunnel

Mullvad was last confirmed working in Indonesia on Jul 22, 2026. We have not re-verified it since. Get Mullvad

What we're seeing

OONI shows mullvad.net reachable May through July 22, 2026 with zero confirmed blocks and only sporadic anomalies that look like uneven Trust Positif DNS filtering. The climate is loosening: Komdigi unblocked Reddit in early July 2026 after 11 years. Community reports from 2023-2024 describe Mullvad usable in Indonesia, with a May 2024 post noting evening congestion slowdowns that hit Mullvad and ExpressVPN equally (throttling, not blocking).

Sources for the above:

user_report (Jul 22, 2026): OONI May 1 to Jul 22 2026: zero confirmed blocks, 4-14 ok measurements most days, sporadic anomalies and 2 isolated failures; per-ASN attribution rate-limited; website not tunnel
news (Jul 22, 2026): Indonesian news: Komdigi unblocked Reddit Jul 2-5 2026 after 11 years (Kompas, CNBC Indonesia, Liputan6); VPN regulation talk dates to Aug 2025 and targets gambling, not consumer tunnels
reddit (Jul 22, 2026): Background (archive, 2023-2024): Mullvad usable in Indonesia; May 2024 post reports evening congestion slowdowns hitting Mullvad and ExpressVPN equally on two ISPs (throttling, not blocking); no blocking reports
vendor (Jul 22, 2026): Mullvad restrictive-locations guidance does not name Indonesia; vendor acknowledges no Indonesia-specific connectivity problems; weak, completeness only

Common questions

Is using a VPN legal in Indonesia?

Yes. No law bans VPN use. The government has only floated permit rules for providers and once urged people to uninstall free VPN apps during the 2019 social media restrictions.

Do I need obfuscation in Indonesia?

No. Indonesia blocks websites at the DNS level (Trust Positif), not VPN tunnels. Standard protocols connect normally on the major ISPs as of July 2026.

Why do people in Indonesia use VPNs?

To reach sites on the Trust Positif blocklist, which included Reddit until July 2026 (unblocked after 11 years) and briefly Telegram in June 2026. Any working VPN does the job; see the table for current statuses.