Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' — one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effect
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The paper noted that VPN downloads spiked after enforcement began in the UK and several U.S. states.
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