Hey all, sharing this here as reputable VPNs are important harm reduction for our community, and our defense of them definitely follows on from our years of advocacy against all the KOSA crap and age verification. If you get a chance, do the thing and spread the word?
"Previously a prerogative of more authoritarian nations, such as China, Iran, and Russia, democratic governments have increasingly begun to consider banning VPNs altogether.
In the wake of mandatory age verification in the UK, downloads for the best VPN apps skyrocketed as Brits sought ways to avoid sharing their most sensitive information while continuing to use numerous online services. This has led politicians to question whether or not the Labour Party should block VPNs.
A similar debate has also spread across the US as more states enforce some form of age verification laws. Michigan has been the most radical so far, proposing a bill that aims to completely ban not only VPN usage, but also the promotion of this important piece of tech."
Whostosay @sh.itjust.works - 2mon
Nice. And after we ban VPNs, we can ban computers!
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Atelopus-zeteki - 2mon
checks to see VPN is active before clicking link, and commenting. Article from September 25, 2025 implores us to join a day of action on September 25th to sign a petition defending VPNs at (https://www.defendvpns.com/), a link which returns the message, "Server Not Found". Hmmm....
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Another Catgirl - 2mon
yes, I'm so tired of people who post time-sensitive messages on the internet not setting an expiry date so that the message self-hides. It's especially prominent with emails.
Teknevra in queer_defense_front
"We want to make some noise" - Advocates are stepping in to defend VPNs, and they need your help
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-want-to-make-some-noise-advocates-are-stepping-in-to-defend-vpns-and-they-need-your-helpHey all, sharing this here as reputable VPNs are important harm reduction for our community, and our defense of them definitely follows on from our years of advocacy against all the KOSA crap and age verification. If you get a chance, do the thing and spread the word?
"Previously a prerogative of more authoritarian nations, such as China, Iran, and Russia, democratic governments have increasingly begun to consider banning VPNs altogether.
In the wake of mandatory age verification in the UK, downloads for the best VPN apps skyrocketed as Brits sought ways to avoid sharing their most sensitive information while continuing to use numerous online services. This has led politicians to question whether or not the Labour Party should block VPNs.
A similar debate has also spread across the US as more states enforce some form of age verification laws. Michigan has been the most radical so far, proposing a bill that aims to completely ban not only VPN usage, but also the promotion of this important piece of tech."
Nice. And after we ban VPNs, we can ban computers!
checks to see VPN is active before clicking link, and commenting. Article from September 25, 2025 implores us to join a day of action on September 25th to sign a petition defending VPNs at (https://www.defendvpns.com/), a link which returns the message, "Server Not Found". Hmmm....
yes, I'm so tired of people who post time-sensitive messages on the internet not setting an expiry date so that the message self-hides. It's especially prominent with emails.