my opinions on the UK online safety act.

So. As of the 25th of July 2025, the online safety act has been put into effect to ensure the safety of children online. Do i think its a good thing? Yeah. Do i also think its pointless? ...Yeah. Mainly because all kids have to do now is just turn on a VPN, and you don't have to be Albert Einstein for that. The only people that are actually being fucked over by this legislation are grown men. I have read countless reddit posts on how the age verification system is highly unreliable and isn't as robust as people think. But what do *I* think of all this? I think this is another step into the UK becoming a surveillance state. i witnessed a man be questioned and fined by police all for having a mask on. Is this not what George Orwell's "1984" predicted? Don't we, as humans, have a right to privacy??? But anyways. What can we do about this? All we can do is revolt and hope for the best.