Post #338883

2026-02-16 07:53 UTC

Government Set to Restrict UK Children’s Use of Internet VPNs and Social Media https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/02/government-set-to-restrict-uk-childrens-use-of-internet-vpns-and-social-media.html

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@jtonline@mastodon.me.uk 2026-02-16 08:58

@ispreview@mastodon.social "no platform gets a free pass" That would be more believable if the government and politicians weren't all still posting on X.

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@ret@furry.engineer 2026-02-16 10:44

@ispreview@mastodon.social lovely transphobic remarks in the comments. classy af.

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@cyberleagle@mastodon.social 2026-02-16 11:51

@ispreview@mastodon.social On VPNs, I am reminded of Doctorow‘s Warning 14 years ago. https://www.cyberleagle.com/2014/01/cyberlaw-memes-and-themes-for-2014.html

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@RobertGauld@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-02-16 14:01

@ispreview@mastodon.social presumably SSH tunneling is fine? Using a proxy is fine? Seems daft to outlaw a technology with plenty of "legitimate" uses of it exist whilst leaving the other means of its "illegitimate" untouched.

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@mikistrange@fosstodon.org 2026-02-16 17:00

@ispreview@mastodon.social Always best to get people used to less security and a total lack of privacy while they're young. We don't want them growing up with fancy ideas. 🤦‍♂️

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