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The camp who think VPNs and Tor are a solution to government policies feel like disinformation at times. VPNs are trivial to ban, the IP space is well known, W
by CommanderData 3mo ago
The camp who think VPNs and Tor are a solution to government policies feel like disinformation at times.
VPNs are trivial to ban, the IP space is well known, Wireguard is easily to fingerprint and block.
It will be a cat and mouse game, if the government looses this they'll simply make it illegal to be caught using a VPN including Tor. Which is on the table.
The only way this changes is a less crap party, but almost all including Reform are in favour of more censorship.
- Fredkin 3mo agoReally? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/28/reform-uk-vows-to-repeal-borderline-dystopian-online-safety-act https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/28/reform-uk-v... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/reform-pledges-to-scrap-online-safety-act-over-free-speech-concerns/ar-AA1JrhC2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/reform-pledges-to-scra... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nigel-farage-reform-ofcom-westminster-levi-bellfield-b2797326.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nigel-farage... Zia Yusuf : "... criticised sections of the legislation that allow ministers to direct regulator Ofcom to modify its rules setting out how companies can comply with requirements to crack down on illegal or harmful content, saying it was “the sort of thing that I think (Chinese president) Xi Jinping himself would blush at the concept of”." And the more radical Restore say this: https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/restore_civil_liberties https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/restore_civil_liberties
- Retr0id 3mo agoThey aren't the solution to bad policy but they are an unfortunately necessary part of regular internet use now.