Investigation: UK spends millions on VPNs as government weighs ban for children | TechRadar
“Since the publication of this investigation, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published a contract that shows it is spending nearly £50,000 on a survey to understand how children are using VPNs. Details have been added below.”
#censorship #onlineSafetyAct #surveillance #vpnsI just saw a #Mulvad VPN advertisement on #YouTube that gave me the impression that London, and the U.K. government, were censoring its advertisements.
I did some digging, and this is misinformation. No regulator censored anything. Not the government, nor #Ofcom, nor the #AdvertisingStandardsAuthority, were involved at all.
#Clearcast, a private organization owned by some of the telly channel companies, which works with advertisers pre-broadcast, had some questions and rejected the initial advert copy that was sent over. And the tale as told even by Mulvad itself doesn't have Mulvad even answering them before it went off in a sulk to YouTube crying 'government censorship'.
One of Clearcast's questions, I read, was what rape, murder, and paedophilia had to do with #VPNs such that they ought to be in a telly advertisement. Given #TomScott's long battle with misleading VPN advertising, that seems like a fair question to be asking.
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Unseen #Ohio Pods, Cabo Drama & Chris and Jessica Moments
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The Dyson V8 just got a $180 discount at #Amazon — act
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#Iranians threatened with legal action for using #VPNs
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¿Qué está pasando en España? 🇪🇸⚽
En febrero 2025, LaLiga convenció a un juzgado de Barcelona para que ordenara a los ISP bloquear IPs de Cloudflare contra streams ilegales de fútbol.
Cada fin de semana (jornadas), durante horas: sin acceso a bancos (BBVA, Santander), webs, aplicaciones de redes sociales, etc... ¡ni menús de restaurantes!
LaLiga defiende su lucha antipiratería; yo creo que es más una censura indiscriminada.
Protect #VPN use in the UK
The Government, wants to force us to verify our age when we buy a VPN, this will deter many people from using them.
#VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log-in to their networks are secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistle blowers use them to protect their work and themselves.
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk #privacy
Take action! Protect VPN use in the UK VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log-in to their networks are secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistle blowers use them to protect their work and themselves. But the Government wants to force people to verify their age when they buy a VPN. This will deter people from using VPNs to stay safe and secure online. Why are the government proposing restrictions to accessing VPNs?
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