VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'

VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'

Ministers have said details about action alongside the social media ban, including regarding VPN use, will come in July.

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New VPN rules are set to be issued by the Labour Party government as part of the under-16 social media ban. The government has not revealed any plans to regulate them, but ministers have said details about action alongside the social media ban, including regarding VPN use, will come in July.

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Children's minister Josh MacAlister told the BBC there were "options there about whether we could age-gate VPN use, which would be really welcome".

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"We have more work to do to understand the effectiveness and accessibility of different methods, the availability of identity and age attributes at 16, and the privacy considerations of different existing and emerging methods," Ofcom has told the government.

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