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Virtual private networks #VPN are increasingly used to bypass online age verification. Protecting children online is a priority, with new rules being implemented requiring a minimum age for access to some services Read👉 link.europa.eu/FGfr6C #DSA
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EPRS at-a-glance (first page) on 'Virtual private networks and the protection of children online' (January 2026)
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According to the University of Michigan research paper "Multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers," 82.1% used VPNs "to protect myself from various threats/adversaries." No research shows that VPNs would be increasingly used to bypass online age verification. censoredplanet.org/papers/VPN-Sur…
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