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UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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Prominent backbench MP Sarah Champion launched a campaign against VPNs previously, saying: “My new clause 54 would require the Secretary of State to publish, within six months of the Bill’s passage, a report on the effect of VPN use on Ofcom’s ability to enforce the requirements under clause 112.

"If VPNs cause significant issues, the Government must identify those issues and find solutions, rather than avoiding difficult problems.” And the Labour Party said there were “gaps” in the bill that needed to be amended.

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[–] thenose@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Show me a ban that didn’t came with 10x problems. People have their needs even the filthy ones. Especially the filthy ones. Hence will find a way to fulfill it. If there’s no legal way to do so the demand will create an alternative market for it to match the demand…more trouble on the way if that’s the lane the UK choose

[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We all know that prohibition in the US was a rousing success!

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 20 points 3 days ago

And the war on drugs was extremely effective and didn't cause any bad things at all!

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

let people live life is more than just good for individuals… it’s just safer for everyone

focusing on harm reduction rather than abstinence and bans

[–] Senal@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

I'd tentatively say, casually available heroin, morphine and laudanum/opium.

It obviously caused problems and pushed the market underground but it seems to have worked out.

I'm not aware of any studies in to this though, so it's only conjecture/guesswork.

I'll also clearly state I'm not putting them on the same level as this current dystopian bullshittery.