UK's New Age Verification Law Sparks Surge in VPN Use and Privacy Concerns
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Proton VPN experienced a 1,400% surge in signups on the day the UK's new age verification law for explicit content took effect, reflecting concerns over privacy and the law's impact on access to adult content. The law requires sites to verify visitors' ages using methods like facial recognition, prompting many to seek VPN services to maintain anonymity and bypass restrictions.
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- A popular VPN is seeing a 1,400% spike in signups as the UK's age verification law takes effect Mashable
- Age verification tools on adult websites bypassed in seconds Sky News
- UK to see 6,000 porn sites verifying user age, Ofcom says BBC
- The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived WIRED
- The debate: Will the new rules for pornography sites do more harm than good? BBC
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