The Government has said there are no plans to ban VPNs despite warnings that they offer teenagers a “loophole” to watch ...

Reports claim that VPN usage has surged in the UK after the introduction of the Online Safety Act 2025 on July 25 ...

August 19 marks International VPN Day, 24 hours dedicated to raising awareness on the crucial role of VPNs. Yet their usage has never been at greater risk in a democratic country like the UK.

Many users have turned to virtual private network (VPN) software in the wake of the UK's Online Safety Act – but how safe are ...

The UK government says it has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act, as opposition to it grows in the wake of the ...

However, the Act’s broad definitions and interpretations have created friction online. Some users complain that mandatory age ...

A law requiring UK internet users to verify their age to access adult content has led to a huge surge in VPN downloads—and has experts worried about the future of free expression online.

The UK Online Safety Act requires age verification for anyone seeking to access "adult" content, even if it's educational.

It’s a tough time to be an adult online in the U.K. right now. Last week’s passage of the Online Safety Act, a law aimed at shielding children from inappropriate (read: adult) content, has ...

VPNs are highly unlikely to be made illegal in the UK any time soon, regardless of the amount of handwringing over moves to ...

Many experts, technologists, politicians, and everyday users have already raised concerns about the negative effects these ...

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, declined to offer an attributed on-the-record comment about the new age checks to The Verge. In unattributed statements to other outlets, it said it was “now ...