- EU weighs expanding piracy blocking orders to VPN providers.
The European Commission is developing a copyright package that is planned for completion by the second quarter of 2027. One proposal under consideration involves EU-wide blocking orders for VPN...
68 points58 comments4 d ago
- UK politicians might blame VPNs for their age-check mess
So the UK’s planned under-16 social media ban could drag VPNs back into the political firing line. Here we go again. Honestly, how does this keep becoming a VPN problem? Politicians design the...
60 points26 comments4 d ago
- Internet freedom has declined for 16 straight years. When did we get so used to this?
Sixteen. Straight. Years. According to Freedom House’s latest report, internet freedom keeps getting worse. Of the 38 countries assessed, 16 went backward and only eight improved. Hell of a trend...
57 points14 comments4 d ago
- Your VPN is encrypted. Your government can still spot it.
Yeah… “encrypted” and “invisible” are two different things. Your encryption can be working perfectly while a national firewall still identifies the connection and shuts it down. Nobody cracked the...
36 points25 comments3 d ago
- Me stress-testing my VPN and myself
26 points2 comments5 d ago
- UK Report Finds Just 7% of Children Used VPNs to Bypass Age Restrictions, Raising Questions About Proposed Controls.
In the UK, there's legislation looming that'll snuff out social media for individuals under 16 set to be active in March 2027. There already are suggestions circulating from Ofcom on credit card...
25 points11 comments2 d ago
- Social media ban: 1 star. VPN: still works.
21 points0 comments4 d ago
- EFF says what lawmakers call a vpn “loophole” is actually user control. Do you agree?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has recently published an article entitled “Why VPNs Are Worth Defending.” The piece targets governments that keep attacking them. According to the article, it...
20 points2 comments16 h ago
- Why does using a VPN mean I have to identify 37 motorcycles just to Google something?
Bro, I’m trying to look up how long to air fry potatoes, not breach the Pentagon. But apparently having a VPN means I need to pass a transportation exam first. Is that tiny corner of a tire in the...
19 points18 comments15 h ago
- Utah is enforcing adult-site age checks. The VPN provision is still on hold.
Utah started enforcing age verification for adult sites on Nov. 2. A federal judge had already temporarily blocked a separate part of the law that would effectively make sites figure out where...
18 points14 comments5 d ago