Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73381

Internet: Safety

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

Tristan Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the (a) legal and (b) safety implications of using VPNs to bypass online safety measures.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

While there are legitimate reasons for using VPNs, services that deliberately target UK children and promote VPN use to circumvent online safety measures could face enforcement action under the Online Safety Act. Some VPNs may present security or privacy ...

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