Category: Advocacy
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VPN Industry Statement on VPNs and Age Verification in the UK
In response to the UK Government’s call for consultation for “Growing Up in an Online World”, The VPN Trust Initiative’s members and leadership collaborated on a coordinated response. In particular we wanted to highlight the grave risks introduced by limiting access to fundamental digital safety tools such as VPNs in the name of child safety,…
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CANCELED: Rightscon 2026 Workshop: The Internet Without VPNs Is Not Free
Unfortunately, Rightscon 2026 has been postponed by the Zambian government, effectively canceling it. Due to this development, our satellite workshop, “The Internet Without VPNs Is Not Free”, is also canceled. The issues driving this workshop remain important to us and to our co-organizers Fight for the Future, and we hope to produce this workshop, or…
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How to Spot VPNs You Should Avoid: A Consumer’s Guide to Red Flags
Choosing a VPN is a trust decision. You’re asking a company to handle all of your Internet traffic. That means trusting them with your privacy, your security, and your safety. Most people don’t come to VPNs as experts. They shouldn’t have to. This guide is written for everyday users who want to know when something…
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Why the UK Should Not Block VPNs to Enforce Age-Verification Laws
The VPN Trust Initiative and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition have published a joint analysis explaining why VPN-blocking in age-verification laws is misguided, technically unworkable, and harmful to online safety and security overall.
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Why VPN-Blocking in Age-Verification Laws Is Misguided, Unworkable, and Harmful
How VPNs are used, why this technology is important to online safety and privacy, and how to pick the right VPN.
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Why VPNs are Good for the Internet—and How to Pick a Trustworthy One
How VPNs are used, why this technology is important to online safety and privacy, and how to pick the right VPN.
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Encryption at Risk: Why Weakening Digital Security Endangers Us All
Strong encryption is a cornerstone of digital security—and it’s under attack by government policies worldwide. Weakening encryption immediately compromises citizens’ privacy, undermines marginalized communities’ ability to communicate safely, erodes cross-border trust, increases compliance uncertainty for businesses. Led by ethical operators in the Internet infrastructure industry, the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) promotes online safety and privacy…
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VTI Response to French Blocking Ruling: Limiting VPNs is Misguided and Ineffective
VPNs are Essential Tools for Privacy and Security, and Should Not Become a Political Football Today, in a regrettable move, the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris extended blocking orders to several VPN providers operating within France. The ruling is designed to restrict access to specific websites for users in France, or French overseas territories, risking the…
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VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) s’oppose à une tentative juridique malavisée d’étendre le blocage des sites Web aux VPN
Alors que les fournisseurs de VPN ont été officiellement convoqués à comparaître devant le tribunal français le 10 décembre dans le cadre des efforts anti-piratage de Canal+, l’Initiative de confiance VPN (VTI) estime qu’une réponse coordonnée de l’industrie est nécessaire. La VTI a publié sa lettre s’opposant à toute demande visant à obliger les tribunaux…
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VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) Opposes Misguided Legal Effort to Extend Website Blocking to VPNs—English and French Versions
As VPN providers have been formally summoned to appear in French court on 10 December as part of Canal+’s anti-piracy efforts, the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) believes that a coordinated industry response is necessary. The VTI has have published its letter in opposition to any request for French courts to mandate VPN services to block…