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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deM to KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 months ago

Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing

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Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deM to KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 months ago
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It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.
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    Sorry sir, all of our off-site servers are unreachable because 100 year old politicians don’t understand how networks function.

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      A series of tubes?

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In late 2025, Congress is once again considering KOSA along with a package of other #BadInternetBills internet bills. EFF, Fight for the Future, ACLU, Woodhull Foundation, and dozens of other groups continue been sounding the alarm, and grassroots activisms have joined in to make it it clear that these bills are terrible ideas. Alas, Congress is now considering packaging them together—possibly into must-pass legislation. We’re organizing to keep them from sneaking these bad internet bills through.

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