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Nigel Farage says UK's teen social media ban is 'unlikely to work' — but will VPNs really help children get around the restrictions?
By Chiara Castro Published
Building on the Australian model, the British Prime Minister has just announced a social media ban for under-16s. But some commentators believe these measures are bound to fail.

Is using a VPN legal in the USA, Canada and Mexico? What World Cup travelers need to know
By Mark Gill Published
The 2026 World Cup guide to crossing borders with a VPN

A spy in your pocket? How the UK’s proposed on-device nude image blocking could work in reality
By Chiara Castro Published
Privacy advocates are raising the alarm, but the government is ready to "change the law" if needs be

'Celebrating this partial restoration is not right' — Iran emerges from 88-day internet shutdown, but what happens next?
By Chiara Castro Published
As connectivity finally begins to be restored, digital rights experts warn a blackout "will happen again"

7 in 10 World Cup football fans are ready to put their digital privacy at risk, warns ExpressVPN
By Mark Gill Last updated
With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, an ExpressVPN survey finds that the majority of football fans are unwittingly exposing themselves on public Wi-Fi. Here's how to stay safe.

Major Russian mobile provider Beeline launches 'whitelist VPN' for Netflix and Spotify
By Rene Millman Published
Russian telecom giant Beeline has introduced a built-in "whitelist VPN," granting users direct access to Western streaming and gaming platforms that suspended their operations in the country.

Fake X-VPN installers found to spread credential-stealing malware — here's how to stay safe
By Monica J. White Published
Researchers found a trojanized X-VPN installer used to deploy STX RAT malware. X-VPN itself was not breached, and only attacker-hosted downloads are affected.

Russia’s solution to its VPN crackdown breaking the internet? A state-owned VPN
By Rene Millman Published
The move comes as Roskomnadzor’s aggressive blocking of VPN services cuts off local IT specialists from essential international coding platforms
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