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Re:Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and ... by Lerc on Sunday May 17, 2026 @09:13PM (#48174659)
It is, provided there is a broad consensuss of experts in the field who agree on the danger and what to about it, the government regulates based on that information and that the regulation is effective.

Apart from those things, the Australian government did an excellent job.

Re:Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and ... by crowcroft on Monday May 18, 2026 @12:42AM (#48175655)
Who are the experts in the field, and who decides they're experts?

"More doctors smoke camels than any other cigarette".

Re:Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and ... by sellmesoap on Monday May 18, 2026 @02:35AM (#48176218)
I'd add one of these: https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/peter-thiel-bill-gates-steve-...

but uh here I am on a social media site rebroadcasting that message... I'll add that I'm for an open internet, I don't think we need age verification. Walled gardens have a lot more shade then alternatives. Becoming aware of the many forms of abstracted gambling (time, tokens, or otherwise) makes the internet a much more affordable and sane place.

Re:Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and ... by Lerc on Monday May 18, 2026 @04:31AM (#48176840)
https://childrightstaskforce.org.au/

>Our membership is made up of advocates, service providers, individuals and experts, speaking with a united voice to promote and realise the rights of Australian children.

>The Child Rights Taskforce is co-convened by UNICEF Australia and James McDougall and is led by a Steering Committee of child rights organisations and experts.

Here is their position on the social media ban.

https://apo.org.au/node/328608