Quad9 to exit France(quad9.net)
1320 points by farrokhi | 456 comments
Quad9 blog post announcing it will withdraw its free DNS resolver service from France after a French court ruling in favor of beIN ordering DNS blocking.
#internet-regulation on Hacker News
16 stories tagged internet-regulation, newest first.
Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility(eff.org)
773 points by hn_acker | 377 comments
EFF blog post reporting that a court agreed with EFF that Utah's VPN law requires a technically impossible measure.
Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification(citizens-initiative.europa.eu)
484 points by doener | 177 comments
European Citizens' Initiative page for "Stop Killing The Internet: No Digital ID & No Age Verification", registered as ECI(2026)000011.
Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribution of speech(nonogra.ph)
885 points by arkhiver | 523 comments
An anonymous opinion post arguing that age verification laws in the US, Europe, and Australia are a precursor to tying online speech to people's real identities.
The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online(eff.org)
579 points by bilsbie | 473 comments
EFF Deeplinks article by Joe Mullin arguing that the proposed KIDS Act would require age verification checks for people to get online.
Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet?(mullvad.net)
463 points by StrLght | 367 comments
Mullvad VPN blog post arguing that social media age verification laws spreading worldwide lay the foundation for a government-controlled internet.
EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing"(cyberinsider.com)
581 points by muse900 | 399 comments
CyberInsider news article reporting that an EU Parliamentary Research Service document described VPNs as a loophole to close in the push for online age verification.
Online age verification is the hill to die on(x.com)
846 points by Cider9986 | 536 comments
An X thread by Glenn Meder arguing that online age verification is a critical fight because it requires identity verification and enables broader digital control.
Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control(news.dyne.org)
745 points by smartmic | 383 comments
A Dyne.org Think & Do Tank opinion piece by Jaromil arguing against using child-protection laws to impose age verification and internet access control.
EFF launches Age Verification Hub(eff.org)
343 points by iamnothere | 296 comments
EFF press release announcing its Age Verification Hub, a resource opposing age verification laws, plus a Reddit AMA and livestreamed panel.
Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regulations(wikimediafoundation.org)
614 points by danso | 203 comments
Wikimedia Foundation news post from 11 August 2025 about its legal challenge to UK Online Safety Act regulations.
VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in(ft.com)
611 points by mmarian | 920 comments
Financial Times article reporting a surge in VPN use in the UK as new online safety rules take effect.
Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony(apnews.com)
604 points by thunderbong | 382 comments
AP News article reporting that Nepal's government has banned TikTok, saying the app disrupts social harmony.
Petition to stop France from forcing browsers like Firefox to censor websites(foundation.mozilla.org)
449 points by Raed667 | 208 comments
Mozilla Foundation petition opposing France's SREN bill, which would require browsers like Firefox to block government-listed websites.
PornHub blocks users in Utah, cites state’s age verification law(kslnewsradio.com)
319 points by LordAtlas | 740 comments
KSL NewsRadio article reporting that PornHub blocked Utah users in response to the state's new age verification law.
The 'Insanely Broad' Restrict Act Could Ban Much More Than Just TikTok(vice.com)
367 points by isaacfrond | 209 comments
Vice Motherboard article arguing the RESTRICT Act's broad language could allow bans on far more than TikTok, potentially including VPNs and other tech.