Ars TechnicaJul 30, 2025
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
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
@arstechnica why weren't they on VPN's anyway? Had they not been following the News?
Jul 30, 2025 at 2:18pmWeb
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.