Sudden spike in searches for VPNs as porn users look to get around new ID checks
Saturday 26th July 2025, 10:03AM
The clampdown appears to have backfired as online searches for VPNs, which can disguise a user's location, spiked by more than 700 per cent on Friday morning
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