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UK people, how are you dealing with websites geoblocking the country follow the Online Safety Act? (piefed.zip)

submitted 4 months ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

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[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

VPNs aren't blocked, so it's pretty much a non-issue for me.

[–] samsapti@feddit.dk 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Before you know it VPNs are gonna be subject to age verification.

Make your own VPN on a VP... Oh, VPS providers are gonna be subject to age verification eventually. Not a permanent solution either.

Tor seems to be the only resilient solution tbh.

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They are private networks for a reason. VPNs in China are not subject to Chinese laws because they are often run outside of China. To prevent people from using VPNs 'according to the law' will essentially involve not having VPNs altogether, which a lot of companies rely on.

And yes, they crack down on VPNs in China but they're always around. +1 billion people have quite a few million of very intelligent people who use a VPN.