Angus McIntyre5d ago

The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.

"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”

#UKSocialMediaBan

Show threadArnd Layer5d ago
@angusm
So UK children will be taught how to circumvent age verification? That’s at least a good motivator.
Show threadRichard Quinn

@iamlayer8 @angusm

Indeed. Suggests the left-hand doesn't know what the right-hand is doing.

Jun 16 at 1:15pmWeb
Show threadGeorge B5d ago

@rq4c @iamlayer8 @angusm

> a deft combination of incentives and peer education

It's referring to the predictable response of teenagers to the social media ban, describing it in a tongue in cheek way as though it was the intended outcome

Show threadFace Thumb5d ago
@rq4c @iamlayer8 @angusm Soon: "Well we can't find any coders for this job, but every applicant sure knows how to use a VPN and how to create a fake ID"