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Internet Society UK Chapter Joins Coalition Letter Urging Government to Protect VPNs

The Internet Society UK Chapter has added its name to a joint open letter calling on the UK Government to protect the availability of virtual private networks (VPNs), even as it moves ahead with new measures to keep children safer online. The letter, addressed to Rt Hon. Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, was published on 9 July 2026, hosted by the VPN Trust Initiative and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition.

Background

The letter lands amid months of debate over how far the Government should go in restricting VPN use as part of its wider child-safety agenda.… Read more ...

News, Policy

Internet Society UK joins Mozilla calls on UK policymakers to address the roots of online harm, not undermine the open web

ocl / May 5, 2026

The UK Chapter of the Internet Society has signed the Mozilla Join Statement on urging UK policymakers not to undermine the open web in their efforts to protect young people online. This Statement was announced on the Mozilla blog on 5 May 2026.

Mozilla has joined a coalition of 19 digital rights organizations and technology providers in a joint statement, urging UK policymakers not to undermine the open web in their efforts to protect young people online.

The Statement argues that keeping the Internet open, private and secure is essential, and warns that policies such as mandatory age verification and VPN restrictions threaten these principles.… Read more ...

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