A government commissioner calls for age verification for VPNs, citing the risk of children using them to bypass the UK’s Online Safety Act for easy access to adult content.
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UK officials are eyeing a crackdown on underage VPN use as teenagers look to circumvent the country’s age-verification law.
«We need age-verification on VPNs», Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, told BBC Newsnight. «It’s absolutely a loophole that needs closing.»
The UK’s Online Safety Act requires users to verify they are over 18 before accessing adult content, dating apps, or certain material on social media.
