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Mulvad ad spotted in London tube (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Armand1@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The ad. See below for transcription

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COUNTRIES THAT BAN OR RESTRICT VPN SERVICES: Iran, Belarus, Iraq, North Korea, Turkmenistan, China, Russia, Egypt, India, Myanmar, Oman... United Kingdom?

This is probably referring to this: https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/vpn-ban-uk-b2939311.html

An older post from Mulvad about their issues advertising in the UK: https://mullvad.net/en/and-then/uk

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[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Iran, Belarus, Iraq, North Korea, Turkmenistan, China, Russia, Egypt, India, Myanmar, Oman… United Kingdom?

Hey! Don't forget Utah! First state in the US pass a VPN ban. Wisconsin came close, but sanity prevailed there. Utah's bill also appears to directly violate the first amendment to the US constitution. It criminalizes certain speech by sites related to giving VPN instructions.