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VPNs top App Store charts as Online Safety Act age checks kick in (www.bbc.co.uk)
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... Who would have thought?

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[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So the VPN companies make money, and everything remains the same. Except for the people that can't afford VPN's. So, it's just fuck the poor. One more thing they need to make a monthly payment to, that they can't afford to.

[–] IceFoxX@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/uk-households-could-face-vpn-32152789

next move is against vpn afterwards in october chatcontrol will follow

[–] zout@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

Well, I'm not sure if it's advisable, but you could also use the Tor browser. At least, that's what I do to reach the pirate bay, which is blocked in my country.