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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Government must stop children using VPNs to dodge age checks on porn sites, commissioner demands

England’s children’s commissioner has demanded that the government stop children from using virtual private networks (VPNs) to get around age verification on porn sites.

Calling for change, Dame Rachel de Souza warned it is "absolutely a loophole that needs closing" as she released a new report, which found the proportion of children saying they have seen pornography online has risen in the past two years, with most likely to have stumbled upon it accidentally.

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