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Al Ghaff

@alghaff@mastodon.online · 3 days ago

The #OnlineSafetyAct has well and truly kicked off in the UK.

Just a few minutes after the Online Safety Act went into effect, there was a surge in #vpn downloads.

Today, the governing #Labour Party is reportedly exploring banning VPNs 🤦🏻‍♂️

Here are the countries that currently the use of VPNs are either fully or partially restricted:

HoldMyType

@xameer@mathstodon.xyz · 2 days ago

@alghaff implementation wise its easy , they can nationalize the internet, like China.

Maddogeco

@Maddogeco@mastodon.energy · 2 days ago

@alghaff this is be terrible for the corporate world with many staff using vpns to connect with their head office infrastructure

Fazal Majid

@fazalmajid@social.vivaldi.net · 2 days ago

@alghaff both the Tories and Labour have deeply authoritarian urges. It's quite startling that Nigel Farage, of all people, is the voice of reason and promising to abolish the OSA if he becomes PM.

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