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minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSure it’ll work, adults will identify themselves online, which is the point, and VPN usage will go up, guess where they’re gonna hit next.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHow are they going to enforce a VPN ban?
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAbout as effectively as they keep kids off social media. It’s just ratcheting up the technical requirements for anything approaching anonymity, and more get lost along the way.
It won’t work lol
Sure it’ll work, adults will identify themselves online, which is the point, and VPN usage will go up, guess where they’re gonna hit next.
How are they going to enforce a VPN ban?
About as effectively as they keep kids off social media. It’s just ratcheting up the technical requirements for anything approaching anonymity, and more get lost along the way.