By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/06/2026This nightmare is the surveillance advertising industry's fondest dream, a world where it's literally *illegal* to avoid their tracking, all in the name of saving kids...from them! 7/ 16318
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/06/2026So it's not just a weird alliance of anti-Big Tech crusaders and the conspiratorial right that's pushing for age verification - they are unwitting allies of the very tech industry they think they're fighting. 8/ 1426
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/06/2026Those tech industry insiders are fully aware that an "age verification" mandate is really a way for the government to teach every child how to use a VPN. They're also fully aware that the next move is to *ban VPNs*: www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217... 9/express.co.ukVPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement'VPNs could face restrictions following the social media ban announced on Monday. 38120
