a website is responsible for content served to a UK citizen
Why the focus on VPNs? If that statement is accurate, then no website can detect if content is served to a UK citizen traveling abroad. Which would make even blacklisting the entire UK and all known VPNs insufficient. Which is probably the interpretation they're hoping for.
The Labour Party as the opposition at the time wanted to ban VPN's outright when the Online Safety Bill was going through Parliament but the amendment failed. The rationale being is that the law would be widely circumvented by VPN's. There are plans to bring in a new law which would ban then outright.
You have to remember that online safety laws are crafted by individuals who a) don't understand the technology they want to regulate, b) want to "protect the safety of children and women" at any cost, c) don't care about the consequences as long as the ends are met and d) will implement more legislation if any loopholes (ie. VPN usage to circumvent the law) are discovered.
Why the focus on VPNs? If that statement is accurate, then no website can detect if content is served to a UK citizen traveling abroad. Which would make even blacklisting the entire UK and all known VPNs insufficient. Which is probably the interpretation they're hoping for.
The Labour Party as the opposition at the time wanted to ban VPN's outright when the Online Safety Bill was going through Parliament but the amendment failed. The rationale being is that the law would be widely circumvented by VPN's. There are plans to bring in a new law which would ban then outright.
You have to remember that online safety laws are crafted by individuals who a) don't understand the technology they want to regulate, b) want to "protect the safety of children and women" at any cost, c) don't care about the consequences as long as the ends are met and d) will implement more legislation if any loopholes (ie. VPN usage to circumvent the law) are discovered.