Downloads of VPNs have exploded across Britain since age checks were introduced for pornography and other age-restricted ...

The introduction of the UK's Online Safety Act marks a shift in internet culture, the ripples of which are already being felt ...

As new rules demand age checks and tighter access controls, Brits are turning to VPNs in droves, raising privacy fears and ...

The UK government says it has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act, as opposition to it grows in the wake of the ...

Virtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple's App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub ...

The outcome so far is an assortment of online services handling sensitive user information — a “privacy nightmare,” says Cody ...

A law requiring UK internet users to verify their age to access adult content has led to a huge surge in VPN downloads—and ...

At present, Xbox users "can continue to play and enjoy Xbox" without verifying their age. However, starting early 2026, age verification will be required for UK Xbox users with adult accounts to ...

Xbox isn't the first platform to be affected by the UK's Online Safety Act. Reddit and Discord have also implemented new age verification systems to access 18+ content; however, gamers are already ...

The week following the Online Safety Act's implementation in the U.K. has seen people react with strong opinions and engage ...

This implies that, at the time of writing, anyone who fails the "highly reliable signals" part of X age verification is ...