auriali — 7/24/2025, 11:19:39 PM

vpns are going to go crazy in the UK now with the new internet laws coming into place, no one wants to hand over their id to access websites, especially social media. for those out of the loop a new part of a law passed in 2023 is coming into effect that requires websites to verify someone's age if they have mature content, which includes many social media sites. it also has provisions that requires them to scan for illegal content, including on encrypted platforms iirc. also fun fact there is a similar bill that gives the government power to order companies to build backdoors into their encryption, such as when they ordered apple to open their iPhone encryption without being allowed to tell anyone, which they refused to do and instead just removed the feature in the UK.

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dertermenter:

I agree with this for pornhub but not for social medias

7/26/2025, 11:29:50 AM
cheesewhisk3rs:

Exactly, the government is doing something right to fix problems in society but they’re applying the solution to the wrong thing.

7/28/2025, 11:41:36 PM
geo:

hell nah they 100% just want ur data, fuck them kids its bs bro

7/31/2025, 10:23:49 PM
da-ta:

good article from the eff about the bill https://www.eff.org/pages/uk-online-safety-bill-massive-threat-online-privacy-security-and-speech

7/24/2025, 11:43:28 PM