Three years after the Online Safety Act, could the under-16 social media ban put VPNs back in the firing line?

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By Rob DunneNov 4, 2026, 12:31 pm91 pts
Last week marked three years since the UK Government enacted the Online Safety Act (OSA). Now, the impending UK under-16s social media ban and questions over the effectiveness of current measures threaten to push VPNs back into the spotlight. Speaking to TechRadar, VPN providers said the law has been a…

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