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New UK Law Requires You to Submit Your ID to Use Social Media

Watch The Full Philip DeFranco Show: https://www.youtube.com/defranco?sub_... Subscribe for more Quickie News: https://www.youtube.com/defranco?sub_... A new law in the UK that requires ID to access adult sites has triggered a wave of backlash and a massive surge in VPN use. right, and this law It's reportedly already led to 5 million age checks a day. Essentially, any site where it is remotely possible to see adult content, they need to check IDs. right, And it covers, I guess, pun intended, way more than just naked people. platforms where things like eating disorders or self-harm could be encountered, They need to follow the law as well. meaning essentially all of social media. And that includes YouTube. I mean, even Spotify users have to get their ID checked. And despite it today, the Online Safety Act, it might actually put users at more risk online in a number of ways. I mean, to put it simply, a lot of people just aren't really comfortable giving up their government IDs in order to access content online. especially because, like if you've paid attention to the news over the past decade or so, it feels like more of a when information is going to get leaked and come out rather than if. And so it’s because of concerns like that that a lot of people have turned to VPNs at a staggering rate. I mean, just one example. The Swiss company proton, they reported that their VPN had an 1,800% spike in daily sign ups after the law went into effect in late July. And of course, they're hardly the only ones seeing insane sign up rates. And with this, I'm going to say something And I'm also making sure that my my sponsor in this space is not included in this episode, but it is very important to know that the turn to VPNs, it is not 100% safe either, because not all VPNs are built equally. right, some they end up being little more than data collection tools of their own for big companies. Because remember, if the product is free, you're the product. —————————— Produced by: Cory Ray, Philip DeFranco Edited by: James Girardier, Maxwell Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks, Matthew Henry Art Department: William Crespo Writing/Research: Brian Esponiza, Philip DeFranco ———————————— #UK #Law #SocialMedia