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  1. Ever feel like online privacy is more than just clicking a button? 🤔 This short dives into why a VPN alone isn't enough – it's about rethinking your whole approach. Brisket and VPNs? Trust me, you'll want to know why. Check it out! 💻 #Cybersecurity #Privacy #VPNs

    youtube.com/watch?v=0ScSF_0YRYQ

  2. The UK won’t restrict #VPNs after all, and its own research is why - thenextweb.com/news/uk-drops-v " The UK has decided not to restrict VPNs to enforce its new teen social-media rules, after its own research found children use them for privacy, not to dodge age checks."

  3. The UK won’t restrict #VPNs after all, and its own research is why - thenextweb.com/news/uk-drops-v " The UK has decided not to restrict VPNs to enforce its new teen social-media rules, after its own research found children use them for privacy, not to dodge age checks."

  4. "Hands off our VPNs, privacy groups tell UK ministers"

    theregister.com/networks/2026/

    "Whether the government is persuaded may depend on whether it views VPNs as a niche loophole used by a small minority of teenagers – as its own research suggests – or as the next obstacle to enforcing its online safety agenda."

    #AgeVerification #privacy #VPN #VPNs #technology #UK #DigitalID

  5. "Hands off our VPNs, privacy groups tell UK ministers"

    theregister.com/networks/2026/

    "Whether the government is persuaded may depend on whether it views VPNs as a niche loophole used by a small minority of teenagers – as its own research suggests – or as the next obstacle to enforcing its online safety agenda."

    #AgeVerification #privacy #VPN #VPNs #technology #UK #DigitalID

  6. #Google opposes #siteblocking in #Europe, arguing it causes significant harm and should not target #DNSresolvers, #VPNs, or #sharedIPs. The company believes #blocking is ineffective, disproportionate, and risks targeting legitimate services. Google emphasises that the real solution to #piracy lies in providing superior #legalalternatives to meet consumer demand. torrentfreak.com/google-oppose #tech #media #news

  7. #Google opposes #siteblocking in #Europe, arguing it causes significant harm and should not target #DNSresolvers, #VPNs, or #sharedIPs. The company believes #blocking is ineffective, disproportionate, and risks targeting legitimate services. Google emphasises that the real solution to #piracy lies in providing superior #legalalternatives to meet consumer demand. torrentfreak.com/google-oppose #tech #media #news

  8. 🎩✨ Oh, look! Another thrilling manifesto on TLS certificates, because who doesn't love a bedtime story about internal services? 🔐💤 The author, obviously a #clickbait connoisseur, promises the secrets to "doing it right" while leading us through a labyrinth of #VPNs and apex domains—spoiler alert: it's as riveting as watching paint dry. 🕵️‍♂️🏰
    tuxnet.dev/posts/tls-for-inter #TLSCertificates #Cybersecurity #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  9. 🎩✨ Oh, look! Another thrilling manifesto on TLS certificates, because who doesn't love a bedtime story about internal services? 🔐💤 The author, obviously a #clickbait connoisseur, promises the secrets to "doing it right" while leading us through a labyrinth of #VPNs and apex domains—spoiler alert: it's as riveting as watching paint dry. 🕵️‍♂️🏰
    tuxnet.dev/posts/tls-for-inter #TLSCertificates #Cybersecurity #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  10. Because nothing screams "privacy advocate" like secretly funding the far right 💸🔍. Who knew #VPNs could double as political piggy banks? Just another day in the tech world, where irony is the only constant 🤦‍♂️.
    korben.info/en/mullvad-cofound #privacyadvocate #politicalirony #techworld #fundingfarright #HackerNews #ngated

  11. Because nothing screams "privacy advocate" like secretly funding the far right 💸🔍. Who knew #VPNs could double as political piggy banks? Just another day in the tech world, where irony is the only constant 🤦‍♂️.
    korben.info/en/mullvad-cofound #privacyadvocate #politicalirony #techworld #fundingfarright #HackerNews #ngated

  12. I keep seeing posts of people asking for #VPNs that don't steal their data and support fascism, and I think asking for VPNs is the wrong avenue at this point. We need a different solution.

  13. @Tamtam @JoachimSelliken @mullvadnet @rysiek

    Unless you NEED a VPN, you don't need a #VPN.

    Please.. A VPN does not offer you security unless you own both endpoints and probably does not offer you #privacy even if you do.

    #VPNs have very specific uses for very specific users and you probably don't meet the requirements.

    And it you don't know if you meet the requirements you are gulping snake oil...

  14. I'm reading that ExpressVPN is great. What say you Fediverse?

    #vpn #vpns #expressvpn

  15. I'm reading that ExpressVPN is great. What say you Fediverse?

    #vpn #vpns #expressvpn

  16. I'm reading that ExpressVPN is great. What say you Fediverse?

    #vpn #vpns #expressvpn

  17. I'm reading that ExpressVPN is great. What say you Fediverse?

    #vpn #vpns #expressvpn

  18. I'm reading that ExpressVPN is great. What say you Fediverse?

    #vpn #vpns #expressvpn

  19. Besides, this has very little connections to VPNs.
    Separate the art from the artist.
    Separate the CEO's personal economics and law-proven company policy.

    #MullvadVPN #proton #vpns

  20. Besides, this has very little connections to VPNs.
    Separate the art from the artist.
    Separate the CEO's personal economics and law-proven company policy.

    #MullvadVPN #proton #vpns

  21. Britain, or Russia?

    “I don’t really understand how to regulate VPNs, because it became clear to everyone fairly quickly that this is an extremely complex system and that banning or switching off VPNs is simply impossible” [he said] “If you try to shut everything down, the entire vast internet system could simply be broken. That’s obvious.” … However, [he] remains highly critical of people using the privacy tools to evade…

    …internet censorship

    https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/russian-official-admits-completely-banning-vpns-is-simply-impossible

    #ageVerification #censorship #feed #vpns
  22. Cool! #Mullvad #MullvadVPN joins the fasscist-supporting #VPNs alongside #proton #Protonmail

    mastodon.social/@raphaelrobert

    "In 2026 ÖP party leader Markus Allard sparked controversy on several occasions. In a debate hosted by Studio3 with Liberal member of parliament Martin Melin, Allard asked: "why won't the Liberals push for deporting 100 000 social welfare-Somalis?" and in the same debate said that "Sweden belongs to the Swedes. We have to make sure that we take care of our own damn people and we must deport these damn parasites who sit and live at our expense." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96re

  23. Cool! #Mullvad #MullvadVPN joins the fasscist-supporting #VPNs alongside #proton #Protonmail

    mastodon.social/@raphaelrobert

    "In 2026 ÖP party leader Markus Allard sparked controversy on several occasions. In a debate hosted by Studio3 with Liberal member of parliament Martin Melin, Allard asked: "why won't the Liberals push for deporting 100 000 social welfare-Somalis?" and in the same debate said that "Sweden belongs to the Swedes. We have to make sure that we take care of our own damn people and we must deport these damn parasites who sit and live at our expense." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96re

  24. “The problem is, there's no such thing as "age verification" for the internet. What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance, so invasive and pervasive that it makes the ad-tech industry's commercial surveillance look like some kind of cypherpunk darknet pirate utopia:
    (…)
    "Age verification" means that everyone who does anything online will have to submit to fine-grained tracking and recording of all their online activities. This nightmare is the surveillance advertising industry's fondest dream, a world where it's literally illegal to avoid their tracking, all in the name of saving kids…from them!

    So it's not just a weird alliance of anti-Big Tech crusaders and the conspiratorial right that's pushing for age verification – they are unwitting allies of the very tech industry they think they're fighting. Those tech industry insiders are fully aware that an "age verification" mandate is really a way for the government to teach every child how to use a VPN. They're also fully aware that the next move is to ban VPNs:“

    pluralistic.net/2026/06/23/des

    #AgeVerification #Surveillance #Privacy #VPNs #DigitalRights

  25. “The problem is, there's no such thing as "age verification" for the internet. What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance, so invasive and pervasive that it makes the ad-tech industry's commercial surveillance look like some kind of cypherpunk darknet pirate utopia:
    (…)
    "Age verification" means that everyone who does anything online will have to submit to fine-grained tracking and recording of all their online activities. This nightmare is the surveillance advertising industry's fondest dream, a world where it's literally illegal to avoid their tracking, all in the name of saving kids…from them!

    So it's not just a weird alliance of anti-Big Tech crusaders and the conspiratorial right that's pushing for age verification – they are unwitting allies of the very tech industry they think they're fighting. Those tech industry insiders are fully aware that an "age verification" mandate is really a way for the government to teach every child how to use a VPN. They're also fully aware that the next move is to ban VPNs:“

    pluralistic.net/2026/06/23/des

    #AgeVerification #Surveillance #Privacy #VPNs #DigitalRights

  26. Ah yes, the UK's latest attempt to "age-gate" the internet: a masterstroke of digital innovation where #VPNs are banished and websites deliver "degraded responses" as a feature, not a bug. 🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, the government waits impatiently for the tech to catch up with their 1990s-level tech policies. 📉
    birminghammail.co.uk/news/midl #digitalinnovation #agegate #techpolicy #internetregulation #HackerNews #ngated

  27. Ah yes, the UK's latest attempt to "age-gate" the internet: a masterstroke of digital innovation where #VPNs are banished and websites deliver "degraded responses" as a feature, not a bug. 🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, the government waits impatiently for the tech to catch up with their 1990s-level tech policies. 📉
    birminghammail.co.uk/news/midl #digitalinnovation #agegate #techpolicy #internetregulation #HackerNews #ngated

  28. The only way to create an ironclad age verification system in the UK is extreme digital authoritarianism.

    Restrictions on VPNs are an attack on the open Internet and our ability to be secure online – the antithesis of online safety.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  29. VPNs can help protect children's security online too. They aren’t just used to avoid content blocks.

    Restrictions will deter people from using a core cybersecurity tool and create greater risks.

    Privacy is online safety ✊️

    Sign the petition to #ProtectVPNs in the UK ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/tel

    #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  30. Aside from restrictions, it's been suggested that sites should detect VPN use and bounce users into age verification.

    This would be technically flawed, privacy-invasive and would exclude lawful Internet users because VPN traffic can look identical to ordinary encrypted web traffic.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  31. Aside from restrictions, it's been suggested that sites should detect VPN use and bounce users into age verification.

    This would be technically flawed, privacy-invasive and would exclude lawful Internet users because VPN traffic can look identical to ordinary encrypted web traffic.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  32. VPNs can help protect children's security online too. They aren’t just used to avoid content blocks.

    Restrictions will deter people from using a core cybersecurity tool and create greater risks.

    Privacy is online safety ✊️

    Sign the petition to #ProtectVPNs in the UK ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/tel

    #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  33. The only way to create an ironclad age verification system in the UK is extreme digital authoritarianism.

    Restrictions on VPNs are an attack on the open Internet and our ability to be secure online – the antithesis of online safety.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  34. Treating VPNs as a 'problem' is foolish.

    They help parents manage online risks, support secure remote working, protect people in abusive situations, and provide a lifeline to people in repressive States.

    UK MPs themselves use them!

    Attacking VPNs throws the baby out with the bath water.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  35. An adult using a VPN doesn't impact the safety of a child online.

    Adults use VPNs because they don’t trust age verification providers with their personal data.

    Something the UK government has refused to deal with by regulating the industry to ensure high standards of data protection.

    Read more ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  36. VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age verification measures.

    ⚫ 6-12 year olds are very unlikely to use them due to technological and economic barriers.

    ⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds.

    Banning or restricting VPNs in the UK is overreach. The price is our privacy and security.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  37. Banning or blocking VPNs in the UK will shatter cybersecurity in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.

    Creating uncertainty around core Internet infrastructure could undermine the UK’s credibility as a stable place for digital businesses and security innovation.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  38. Banning or blocking VPNs in the UK will shatter cybersecurity in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.

    Creating uncertainty around core Internet infrastructure could undermine the UK’s credibility as a stable place for digital businesses and security innovation.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  39. An adult using a VPN doesn't impact the safety of a child online.

    Adults use VPNs because they don’t trust age verification providers with their personal data.

    Something the UK government has refused to deal with by regulating the industry to ensure high standards of data protection.

    Read more ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

  40. VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age verification measures.

    ⚫ 6-12 year olds are very unlikely to use them due to technological and economic barriers.

    ⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds.

    Banning or restricting VPNs in the UK is overreach. The price is our privacy and security.

    Read our briefing ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

    #ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol