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Re:Ofcom Concedes Defeat in the 4chan Case by pjc50 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @04:12PM (#50172001)
It is not blocked in the UK.

I think OFCOM themselves recognize the problem with trying to ban VPNs, but extremely dim MPs and extremely angry newspapers (who are the underlying enemies of free speech here) don't.

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Re:Ofcom Concedes Defeat in the 4chan Case by EmbarrassedHelp on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @05:10PM (#50172727)
They only temporarily backed down on targeting VPNs, while also saying that online platforms should block all VPN users who don't verify their ages.
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Re:Ofcom Concedes Defeat in the 4chan Case by Bender on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @05:28PM (#50172934)
They will never stop trying. [1]

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vf2citudDA

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