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LightBug1today at 4:05 PM7 repliesview on HN

Who said the UK is going to ban VPN?

Genuine question. That's news to me and I'm here.


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tentacleunotoday at 4:20 PM

The "Technology Secretary" is actively investigating it[0].

[0]: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/new-vpn-...

domhtoday at 6:12 PM

Apologies for the youtube shorts link, but Liz Kendall was on LBC yesterday talking about VPNs:

https://youtube.com/shorts/WvHl3G6KojI

I believe they're "doing research" into it, which basically means they don't understand how any of it works.

arboltoday at 4:07 PM

When they realise their social media ban for children doesn't work

subscribedtoday at 4:18 PM

https://stateofsurveillance.org/articles/government/uk-lords...

It mostly happened already and it's in motion.

jasonvorhetoday at 4:22 PM

They said so. "Nothing is off the table" was the quote, iirc.

iAMkenoughtoday at 4:09 PM

Think of the children that will bypass all of the "protections" recently adopted by the UK.

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