UK Children's Commissioner Urges Government to Mandate Age Verification for VPN Providers
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England's children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has called on the UK government to require VPN providers to implement "highly effective age assurance" measures to prevent minors from circumventing the Online Safety Act's age verification requirements. She warns that without such action, the government's age-blocking regime risks being rendered inadequate as children can easily use VPNs to bypass restrictions.
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· 3 pulledDame Rachel de Souza said ministers should force VPN providers to build in "highly effective age assurance" to stop under-18s from dodging the Online Safety Act's restrictions
Without action, she warned, the government's long-awaited age verification rules risk being rendered "inadequate"
England's children's commissioner has urged the government to shut down one of the most obvious loopholes in its new age-blocking regime: kids firing up a VPN
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