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jmclnx ◴[] No.44983209[source]
>If Ofcom doesn't think this will be enough to prevent significant harm, it can even ask that ISPs be ordered to block UK access.

Well again I guess the UK never heard of VPNs, but they are trying to ban them still, it is like these pols have no clue how the internet works. They never learn these actions are like playing wack-a-mole.

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jeroenhd ◴[] No.44983487[source]
VPNs are next: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn438z3ejxyo
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sunrunner ◴[] No.44983915[source]
I’m curious about what the plan is to differentiate between legitimate business use and personal use of any kind. Age verification obviously won’t work for self-hosted, so does age verification then get pushed to VPS providers? And at that point, so what? I’m already paying with legitimate bank details for legitimate personal use.
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GeoAtreides ◴[] No.44984292[source]
do you think the public at large knows what VPS are? How to set up a VPN? the public at large barely understands the concept of files nowadays, if it's not app they're lost

banning selling VPN and VPN apps will solve 90% of the problem and that's enough

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1. orlp ◴[] No.44985111[source]
> will solve 90% of the problem

Remind me again, what the problem they're trying to solve is?

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2. GeoAtreides ◴[] No.44985479[source]
people using VPNs to circumvent banned or restricted content