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Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in by giantg2 on Monday July 28, 2025 @09:36AM (#44710754)
"Magna Carta in the 1200s against the right of kings"

Seems like the pendulum has swung back now, doesn't it? Increasing authority/rights of the government instead of a king.

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Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in by tim333 on Monday July 28, 2025 @09:53AM (#44710900)
~80% in favour of this stuff. Democracy for you.
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Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in by NoMoreNicksLeft on Monday July 28, 2025 @10:10AM (#44711067)
If opposing a bill could cause you to be put on a watchlist, it's pretty easy to get a "large majority" favoring it.
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Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in by tim333 on Monday July 28, 2025 @10:17AM (#44711117)
It's not at all like that.

It's more the protect kids from sites 'that carry pornography as well as other “harmful” material that relates to self-harm, eating disorders or suicide.'

I guess other counties are like screw the kids, I'm terrified of being IDd in case my government does bad things?

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Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in by giantg2 on Monday July 28, 2025 @12:26PM (#44712387)
Stop strawmanning. Other countries care about kids and use normal parental supervision and controls without being authoritarian.
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Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in by commandlinefan on Monday July 28, 2025 @04:38PM (#44715307)
Which 80% is that? The ones now using VPNs to get around it?
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