Ars Technica
VPN use soars in UK after age-verification laws go into effect
Proton VPN sign-ups originating in the UK increased by over 1,400 percent.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/vpn-use-soars-in-uk-after-age-verification-laws-go-into-effect/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Jul 30, 2025 at 1:37pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadBłażejko (ProxyDark)Jul 30, 2025
@arstechnica Normal reaction ... everyone want to be free and have privacy ... or am I wrong ???
Show threadHans van ZijstJul 30, 2025
Geez, that's unexpected! 😲
Show threadRetJul 30, 2025
@arstechnica irony alert.
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Jul 30, 2025
@arstechnica why weren't they on VPN's anyway? Had they not been following the News?
Show threadMATAK79Jul 30, 2025
@Lazarou @arstechnica I agree
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Jul 30, 2025
@MATAK79 @arstechnica Being a British Internet user you're at a disadvantage to the rest of the world, I've been using a VPN for well over a decade.
Show threadMATAK79Jul 30, 2025
@Lazarou @arstechnica really why at a disadvantage if I could ask?
Here in the U.S. frankly I just feel like eventually the secret police will black bag you if you say anything about the orange jesus Führer and we can’t trust our government at all as it’s being gutted in front of us.
Show threadXCMJul 30, 2025
@arstechnica
I’ll be fine with that only when companies holding my ID will be legally bound to offer adequate compensation to me when they get breached and my PII is leaked.
I don’t care how many time you say “secure” in your privacy policy.
Show threadMATAK79Jul 30, 2025
@_XCM @arstechnica no shit I just laugh at that word ha.
Show threadQueenLucitaJul 30, 2025
@arstechnica Fujiko????