UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by nvarsj » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 8:32 PM UTC

UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16
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Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by richwater » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:43 PM UTC

EU countries seem to be obsessed with infringing upon their citizens privacy

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by outside1234 » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:45 PM UTC

Is there actually a massive problem that they are trying to solve with this?

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by jonathanstrange » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:46 PM UTC

richwater wrote: post #2

EU countries seem to be obsessed with infringing upon their citizens privacy

The UK is not an EU country.

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:46 PM UTC

richwater wrote: post #2

EU countries seem to be obsessed with infringing upon their citizens privacy

I don't think this is limited to the EU.

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by postepowanieadm » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:47 PM UTC

outside1234 wrote: post #3

Is there actually a massive problem that they are trying to solve with this?

Extremism.

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by abroszka33 » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:48 PM UTC

outside1234 wrote: post #3

Is there actually a massive problem that they are trying to solve with this?

It's usually the children's safety, porn, piracy or protection from some foreign enemy. But does it really matter?

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by burningChrome » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:48 PM UTC

jonathanstrange wrote: post #4

richwater wrote: post #2

EU countries seem to be obsessed with infringing upon their citizens privacy

The UK is not an EU country.

But would you agree going into people's houses and arresting them for mean tweets would be infringing on their civil liberties just a little bit?

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by Tor3 » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:49 PM UTC

richwater wrote: post #2

EU countries seem to be obsessed with infringing upon their citizens privacy

EU? Brexit, remember?

When that's said, there are forces in the EU as well which try stunts like this, kind of, but in the EU there are at least lots of countries and lots of opposing voices. In the UK the situation is different.

Re: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16

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Post by 31337Logic » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:49 PM UTC

"Attempt", being the key word here. :-/