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.
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.