Is My Proxy Slowing Down My Internet? How Can I Fix It? or Why Does My Proxy Keep Disconnecting? Any

omg i had the SAME issue!! turns out my proxy was routing through some faraway server by default.

Try manually picking a closer server—distance matters big time for speed. Also, disable any "extra security" features like double VPN if you don’t need ‘em.

ProtonVPN’s free tool (protonvpn.com/speedtest) lets you test server speeds before connecting. Lifesaver!