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Chiara Castro

Australia's 'Swiss cheese-like age verification' may lead to a VPN ban — and the whole country's digital safety is on the line

A graphic showing a map of Australia with a padlock in front, below a series of smartphones showing popular social media platforms and someone on a iPad using a VPN. .

  • Australians are turning to VPNs amid new mandatory age verification rules
  • Australia's digital rights group argues that VPN users may be the next target
  • Restricting VPN could put at risk the country's digital safety, experts warn
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