VPN Ban in the UK? Why It’s a Comedy of Errors Waiting to Happen!
UK VPN demand skyrockets 1,400% with the Online Safety Act. Teens outsmart selfie verifications using game features or VPNs. Experts dismiss VPN ban as unrealistic, likening it to banning smoking at home. Instead, a VPN ban would push usage underground and create a black market, without addressing privacy and cybersecurity concerns.
Hot Take:
**_The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) might just be the best thing to happen to VPN sales since the invention of the internet! It’s like trying to ban people from eating chocolate by closing all the candy stores—ingenious, but ultimately futile._**
Key Points:
– Despite the OSA, teens are bypassing age verification using creative methods like video game selfies and VPNs.
– VPN companies have reported a 1,400% increase in sign-ups since the OSA’s implementation.
– Expert consensus suggests a VPN ban in the UK is as unrealistic as a unicorn sighting.
– VPN bans would endanger legitimate use cases and align the UK with authoritarian regimes.
– The UK government currently has no plans to ban VPNs, despite ongoing debates and a significant public petition.