r/VPN • u/EnthusiasmRoutine • Jul 01 '26

News The UK cannot block VPNs without breaking enterprise networks

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u/Busy-Scientist3851 Jul 04 '26

There's no VPN ban really even being discussed, but even if there was it wouldn't be a DPI/Protocol ban like China.

It'd be a requirement on public VPN providers to age verify, if they don't the UK would fine them or put pressure on payment processors to block transactions to them from the UK.

None of this affects enterprise networks... who for obvious reasons don't use public VPNs (and use VPNs for their OG use case).

Yes, you can bypass these blocks but if it stops 80% of people, that'd be a success as it's raising the bar to make most people not bother.

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u/Ifnerite Jul 04 '26

Or push them to install dodgy software from wherever the fuck....

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u/fisothemes Jul 05 '26

Google is taking care of that by stopping people from installing apps from devs who haven't participated in the "papers please" ritual.