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"textContent": "Regime6045:\n\n> And once everyone blocks the UK, it also won’t be enough, and they’ll ask for age verification for using a VPN or ban VPNs altogether.\n\nISPs don´t block Reddit and X in the UK because they have implemented age verification for UK users. There is currently a three-month government consultation about VPNs in the UK, they can´t ban them before the consultation is over. That should happen around Summer.\n\n> The prime minister’s office is considering formal ways to block children from using VPNs, sparking concerns about an age-verification requirement that could defeat the purpose of using one.\n\nhttps://uk.pcmag.com/vpn/163208/vpns-are-supposed-to-protect-your-privacy-will-the-uk-govt-destroy-that",
"title": "US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches"
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