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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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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

this is obviously such a dumpster fire that I can't help but wonder, "When will they realize how dumb this is and back out of it?"

then i remember that Brexit happened

fuckin stubbornness is a national identity for you blokes innit

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We didn't have a referendum on this though, and if we had done I don't think it would have passed

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Same was said during Brexit.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We very much did have a referendum on brexit though

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What I meant was during the Brexit referendum most people were saying it wouldn't pass. In other words, if there was a referendum for this it probably WOULD pass since it's really easy to influence people through media.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I get what you mean, for it to be comparable I think we'd need a "should there be legislation to protect kids on the Internet" referendum and then this is the implementation and everyone hates it...

[–] toothpaste_ostrich@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Don't forget the raging alcoholism