Hands off the VPNs — Mozilla warns UK regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users," while failing to protect kids
2026-05-19 17:53 UTC
Mozilla, the non-profit tech giant behind the Firefox browser and has warned regulators that age-restricting VPNs “would undermine the privacy and security of all users”.
In a formal submission to the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Mozilla pushed back against a recent consultation that considers age-gating the best VPN services to stop minors from bypassing age checks mandated by the Online Safety Act.
Replies (6)
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@OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-20 05:10
Such a pathetic nanny state. The Brits deserve better.
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@kobra@lemmy.zip 2026-05-19 18:45
I’m sick of this. If it’s that big of a deal, we just need to ban kids from the internet. Full stop. No intermediary measure will be good enough.
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@darklamer@feddit.org 2026-05-19 20:42
“would undermine the privacy and security of all users,” But that’s the entire point of doing it in the first place, isn’t it?
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@aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2026-05-19 18:25
They already know all that.
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@mabeledo@lemmy.world 2026-05-19 19:33
They know. They just don’t care.
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@DisasterTransport@startrek.website 2026-05-20 06:45
oi m8 u got a loicence fuh that' VEE PEE ENN?