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  "path": "/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-eu-becomes-the-latest-authority-to-signal-that-vpns-are-next-after-launching-its-age-verification-app-heres-how-vpns-went-from-a-necessity-security-tool-to-circumvention-software-that-needs-to-be-restricted",
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  "textContent": "As the internet gets age-gated, users turn to VPN apps in a bid to circumvent mandatory checks. The EU is now the last to turn its attention towards this tech — and cybersecurity experts are worried.",
  "title": "The EU becomes the latest authority to signal that VPNs are next, after launching its age verification app — here's how VPNs went from a necessity security tool to circumvention software that needs to be restricted"
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