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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n**ExpressVPN** , **Surfshark** , **NordVPN** , and **Windscribe** – four of the biggest VPN brands operating in the UK today — have publicly confirmed that they're willing to engage with the UK Government on its upcoming three-month consultation on child safety online. The consultation with Number 10 will look at social media use and what ministers are calling \"excessive doomscrolling,\" but VPNs are firmly on the agenda too.\n\n  * **Best VPN deals**\n\n\n\nIt comes after the House of Lords put forward a controversial amendement to the **Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill** that would force VPNs to implement age-checks. This would effectively ban VPNs for those under the age of 18.\n\n### Secure ExpressVPN at its lowest ever price\n\n\n\n\nProtect your personal information and encrypt everything you do online **for just £1.74** with the latest ExpressVPN deal. That equates to under**6p****per day** _****,_ trouncing NordVPN, its biggest competitor\n\nExpressVPN adds military-grade encryption across up to 10x devices, including iPhone, Android, Linux, Windows, Mac, Fire TV, and dozens more, to secure your internet traffic from prying eyes, advertisers, and governments. You'll benefit from **an extra 4 months free** with a two-year plan\n\nNeed to know what it's like to rely on ExpressVPN? Our in-depth **ExpressVPN review** has all of the details\n\n### Get 70% off NordVPN with latest sale\n\n\n\n\nNordVPN is the main competitor to ExpressVPN. Both brands have a substantial collection of awards for fast performance and advanced features. While NordVPN has sometimes had the edge when it comes to subscription price, that changes with the limited-time sale on ExpressVPN\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Labour Government opposed the amendment, so the amendment isn't expected to survive its next trip through the House of Commons. During the extensive consultation, ministers want to hear feedback from parents, technology firms, and children about the role of VPNs.\n\nSurfshark Head of Legal, Gytis Malinauskas, **told Techradar** it's \"always open to constructive conversations with policymakers,\" while a NordVPN spokesperson said it was \"open to meaningful dialogue\".\n\nA spokesperson for ExpressVPN also confirmed that it would be \"open to constructive conversations\" with the UK Government.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nWindscribe CEO Yegor Sak said: \"We're willing to speak to them and educate them on the errors of their ways.\"\n\nThe outspoken executive previously described the push for age-checks on VPNs as \"the dumbest possible fix\" for online safety concerns. It's not just the VPN industry that's up-in-arms about the solution proposed by the House of Lords, with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales calling it \"an embarrassment\" on X, formerly Twitter.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n> \n\n\"For child safety, we should be teaching children about Internet safety - including why you should use a VPN to protect your privacy, block malware, etc. To keep children safe, we are legislating to prevent them being safer online? Mad,\" the post on X concludes.\n\nThere's already **an online petition calling on the Government** to reject any proposals that block access to VPNs.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Award-winning VPNs 'open' to discussion with UK Government amid pressure to block VPN access"
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