From Madison to Moscow: How VPNs Work and Why Governments (Despite Trying) Can’t Stop Them

Somewhere in Madison, a lawmaker is staring at a Wi-Fi symbol like it’s a hieroglyphic. Around the table, other lawmakers nod along, pretending to understand.

The problem, they say, isn’t that their age verification law is absurd. The problem is that people are using Virtual Private Networks to get around it. The solution: outlaw the VPNs.