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Keir Starmer and his Labour government have introduced online age verification to try and make accessing adult content more difficult.
The government say the measures make accessing pornographic and inappropriate content more difficult for minors. Critics have noted that the use of VPNs renders it useless, and is a violation of privacy.
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton to discuss.
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