UK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban
TechRadar

Liz Kendall, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, has announced a three-month consultation to explore "further measures" to improve online safety for children, including potential restrictions on VPNs.

Ministers will consider action to address concerns that VPNs are being used to "get around important protections”. The consultation, which was announced on Tuesday, will involve discussions with parents, safety organizations, tech companies, and young people.

The process will also consider banning social media for under-16s, preventing companies from harvesting children's data without consent, introducing overnight curfews, and promoting solutions to curb "excessive doomscrolling".