France might seek restrictions on VPN use in campaign to keep minors off social media

[Naughty Na]

I'm low-key worried about this move . I get that protecting kids is a big deal, but restricting VPNs is like saying you can't have cake without cutting off your own slice . It's just too restrictive and invasive for my taste. What's next? Tracking every single online activity of every kid under 15? The government already has a lot of tools at their disposal, let's not give them more

 

[Mystical H]

Ugh I don't know what's next ! Limiting VPN access? That's like, super Orwellian . They're already trying to control what we see on the internet, now they wanna control how we see it too? It's like they're not trusting us at all .

And yeah, I get where they're coming from, keeping minors off social media is a great idea , but can't they just have a good system in place instead of trying to micromanage everything? Like, how are they gonna make sure everyone's 15+ and not just pretending to be .

And what about people who use VPNs for legit reasons, like security or online anonymity? Are they just gonna get punished for that too? That doesn't sit right with me at all .