Reality check: Could the UK's social media ban lead to VPN restrictions?
As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a sweeping social media ban for under-16s by next spring, speculations have mounted that VPN services may be the next ones on the chopping block.
Concerns like these do not happen in a vacuum.
In his Monday announcement, Starmer said that more information on further restrictions will be shared next month.
Then, speaking to BBC Breakfast the day after, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall left no room for doubt when she said: "We will make further statements in July about VPNs."
As we wait to see what the Government decides to do next, let's look at how the debate has been unfolding and what's at stake for VPN users in the UK.
The VPN debate in the UK
Calls to close the 'VPN loophole' have been thrown across Palace of Westminster benches since mandatory age verification landed in the UKlast July and...
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