'Banning VPNs for kids is the dumbest possible fix' – Windscribe CEO

• Windscribe CEO says House of Lords proposal "won't work"
• Cross-party support suggests interest in VPN regulation is rising
• There's no guarantee the amendment will become law

Windscribe CEO Yegor Sak says that the UK House of Lords proposal to ban VPNs for children is the "dumbest possible fix."

His comments follow reports that members of the UK House of Lords have tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would ban VPNs for under-18s and force VPN providers to introduce age verification measures to access their services.

The amendment is designed "to promote and protect children’s wellbeing" by restricting access to software that allows people to evade the Online Safety Act's age verification provisions, according to its explanatory note.