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America is about to get tougher on VPNs
Utah has enacted bill S.B. 73, which aims to prevent minors from accessing adult content using VPNs by requiring commercial entities to enforce age verification. The law's broad language regarding "material harmful to minors" and the practical difficulties in identifying users attempting to circumvent location restrictions are discussed. The article also mentions several VPN services as potential tools for online privacy amidst these regulatory changes.
Mozilla, Stop Killing Games and more team up to tell the UK to stop making the internet worse
Mozilla, Stop Killing Games, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are among 19 organizations urging the UK government to reconsider its approach to internet regulation. They argue that recent legislation, like the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act, undermines the open internet and employs overly restrictive measures rather than focusing on user safety by default. The groups express concern that intrusive age verification processes could become mandatory for all users.
Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open
Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Stop Killing Games, along with other organizations, have released a joint statement urging UK policymakers to address the root causes of online harm rather than implementing broad internet restrictions. The groups argue that measures like mandatory age verification and access bans could undermine the open web, infringe on human rights, and negatively impact game preservation.
