• guriinii@lemmy.world
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    Couldn’t we just then go to Wikipedia via VPN if this actually happened? Even “age-gated” websites would be able to be accessed via a VPN.

    You could just search “how to access uk age-gated websites” and there’ll likely be a guide.

    Whoever came up with this idea is a moron

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      1 year ago

      Whoever came up with this idea is a moron

      I’m actually glad that they’re a moron. They’d be terrifying if they were even slightly compotent.

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      1 year ago

      The UK government and technically inept internet legislation, name a more iconic combo.

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      They’ll be going after VPN’s next. “Online safety” is just a political football to be kicked around.

      The idea is moronic, but the blame lies at the feet of Christian conservatives who vote with their feelings. All of the moral panics of the past several decades have emotive and religious roots.

      Another thing to point out, Sunak had one foot out of this country before he became PM, he wouldn’t have to know the deleterious effects of any of his or his predecessors actions.