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Hence why the UK govt wants to ban VPNs and have our own lil internet firewall
by alansaber 2mo ago
Hence why the UK govt wants to ban VPNs and have our own lil internet firewall
- lahgjam 2mo agoThey gave up on banning VPNs. They did a consultation and found that the overwhelming majority of children aren't using VPNs to bypass age checks, they're just going to websites that don't implement them.
- Citizen_Lame 2mo agoNot true, we had change or PM.
- GuzzlingIceTea 2mo agoWhat they said is true. The outcome of the consultation [1] states, "We will not ban or age-gate VPNs." It also states, "... children typically circumvent age assurance with less sophisticated methods rather than with VPNs, using VPNs more for security and privacy." [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation/outcome/growing-up-in-the-online-world-government-response-july-2026 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-th...