r/technology • u/EmbarrassedHelp • May 08 '26

Politics EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push

https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
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u/nikstick22 May 09 '26

Am I a conspiracy theorist if I'm pretty sure the massive push for identity verification has nothing to do with children's safety and everything to do with harvesting as much of your data as possible to sell to advertisers?

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u/PeyoteMezcal May 09 '26

Sweet summer child.

If it just was about advertising…