Can not access lichess without a VPN. (UAE)

I wonder, has anyone had positive experiences with www.opera.com/features/free-vpn ? Years ago when players were complaining about Win7 performance I tried many crazy-sounding configurations (this one included) but was unable to observe any performance problems.

I would recommend a combination of TOR + VPN so as to prevent the ISP from blocking traffic towards a specific address.

Yes i think @s_surya is right

#13 As much as I'm a net neutrality advocate (and frequently beg my employer to make a public statement in favor of it) this analysis seems accurate. At least unlike chesscom our pages aren't bloated with ads, so it's entirely the ISP's fault if the connection is too slow; you may need to use a VPN (or Opera free VPN).