UK Online Safety Act: Could Labour ban VPNs for minors?

A majority of Britons believe children under 18 should be banned from using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) following a recent surge, a survey has found. Research from YouGov found that 55 per cent of the public supports a ban on minors, while only 20 per cent think they should be allowed to use them. This comes as the UK’s Online Safety Act, designed to protect children from harmful online content, faces challenges from tech-savvy young people using VPNs to bypass new age verification measures. The debate over VPNs has intensified since the act came into force on 25 July. Read more of the story here 👇 https://www.cityam.com/brits-call-for-vpn-ban-for-minors-to-curb-online-safety-act-loopholes/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam Produced by: Saskia Koopman, Joseph Curay, Matt Kenyon, Emmanuel Nwosu