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California Retreats on Age Checks for the Web - but the OS Age-Gate Survives
California has pulled back from one of the most sweeping age-verification proposals in the United States. On July 16, 2026, state lawmakers stripped from bill A.B. 1856 the lang...
Google Tells the EU: Blocking VPNs and DNS Is Useless and Harmful
In a submission that quietly landed on the European Commission's website, Google has told Brussels something the VPN community has argued for years: blocking DNS resolvers, VPNs...
Google Play Drops MAX and VK: EU Sanctions Reach Russia's National Messenger
Google has removed the Russian state messenger MAX, the VK social network app and Odnok...
US Sanctions on a Criminal VPN Took Down Telegram's t.me Domain Worldwide
For roughly a day in mid-July, every t.me link on the planet simply stopped working. Ch...
EU Top Court: VPNs Not Liable and Geo-Blocking Stands Even When Bypassed
Europe's highest court has handed VPN users and providers a rare, resounding win. In a ...
Pavel Durov Questioned a Fourth Time in France - Still No Evidence, Says Telegram
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was questioned by French inv...
EU Chat Control Passes by Default - Majority Voted No, It Advanced Anyway
The European Union's most contested surveillance proposal...
Missouri Age Verification Law Takes Effect - VPN Demand Surges
Missouri has become the latest US state to require age ve...
Kazakhstan Restricts WhatsApp and Telegram for Officials Starting July 12
Kazakhstan is moving to restrict WhatsApp and Telegram fo...
India Drafts Law Forcing VPNs to Store User Logs for 5 Years
India's government confirmed on July 3, 2026 that it is d...
