Internet Freedom
Utah's SB 73 VPN Age Verification Law Takes Effect May 2026
Utah's **Utah VPN age verification law**, officially known as the Online Age Verification Amendments (SB 73), took effect on May 6, 2026, making Utah the first U.S. state to directly target the use of...
Internet Shutdowns Across Africa: What the 2025 Press Freedom Data Shows
Every year, World Press Freedom Day prompts a closer look at where governments are restricting the flow of information. This year's data on Africa paints a complicated picture: citizens across the con...
Iran's 4-Month Internet Blackout Devastates 90M Citizens
Iran has imposed what is now one of the longest sustained national internet shutdowns ever recorded, cutting approximately 90 million citizens off from the global internet for four consecutive months....
Utah's SB 73 Targets VPN Use in First US Age-Verification Law
Starting May 6, 2026, Utah will enforce what is arguably the most aggressive online age-verification law in the United States. Senate Bill 73, officially titled the 'Online Age Verification Amendments...
India Warns VPNs Over Banned Betting Sites Access
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a formal advisory to VPN service providers and online intermediaries, warning them that facilitating access to banned bett...
China's VPN Crackdown Escalates: What You Need to Know
Chinese authorities have significantly intensified their enforcement against VPNs, moving well beyond the practice of blocking individual users. According to recent reports, officials are now physical...
China's VPN Crackdown Goes Physical: What You Need to Know
China's campaign against VPNs has taken a significant and alarming turn. Authorities have moved beyond the digital cat-and-mouse game of software blocking and IP blacklisting, and are now physically d...
Pakistan Arrest Shows Why Cybercrime Laws Drive VPN Use
Authorities in Islamabad recently arrested a man over a social media post in which he compared a local railway crossing, the Tarnol crossing, to the Strait of Hormuz. The comparison was apparently a c...
Lofgren-Tillis Bill: What It Means for VPNs in America
A landmark Supreme Court decision in *Cox Communications v. Sony Music* has quietly shifted the ground beneath the American internet industry. The ruling narrowed the definition of "contributory liabi...
Russia's Sovereign Runet: DNS Blocking and What It Means
Russian authorities have taken a significant step in their ongoing effort to build a tightly controlled domestic internet, removing major platforms including YouTube and WhatsApp from the country's Na...