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Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do the government ministers understand that setting up your own VPN is literally a 5 minute operation.

Of course they don't. Most of them type with their index fingers and don't even understand what a VPN is.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Exactly this. There's maybe 8 politicians in the whole world that understand what a VPN is. They're told by a lobbyist and donor that it's a thing that is bad, now they're out to figure out how to make it go away.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I'm sure the VPN industry will bring a lot of money to bear to ensure this doesn't happen. They like the online safety act itself, because it brings them customers, but if it also causes them to face issues they're going to be less keen on it.

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