# Why are there criteria changes being made without a discussion thread and approval first?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/why-are-there-criteria-changes-being-made-without-a-discussion-thread-and-approval-first/36168
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**Created:** 2026-03-10T23:53:50Z
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## Post 4 by @jonah — 2026-03-11T00:52:43Z

Ah, I see what you mean. In [this](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/remove-ivpn/34224) IVPN case I didn’t think there was much room for discussion, because not requiring a kill switch on iOS was the _only_ possible outcome, otherwise we could never recommend a VPN?

The other proposed changes coming from the Remove ProtonVPN thread aren’t criteria change PRs, and I’m not sure if we are proposing another criteria change in that thread anyways yet. I think if we are going to change criteria based on a ProtonVPN discussion then yes indeed we will need to start a new discussion about it, but we aren’t at this point.

Instead I think the possibility of removing Proton VPN or adding a warning to it are both still on the table, which would make that removal thread still valid.

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