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New UK law mandating ID for age verification triggers massive VPN surge & privacy concerns (alternativeto.net)
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[–] Schal330@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Here's a link to the petition, already nearing 300k https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903/

[–] noodlejetski@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A petition to repeal the new age verification law has already gathered more than double the 100,000 signatures required for Parliament to consider it for debate.

nice.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

The UK had Brexit due to disinformation, ignorance, and their own mental illness epidemic... and their political class is almost as corrupt as America.

I will eat my hat if the UK repeals this.