[iamcalledrob]

Where does this end? Turtles all the way down.

If VPNs require age verification, then people will shift to running a VPN on a cheap VPS. Probably via a popular single-click setup script.

Or people will just get drawn to more seedy providers that do no KYC or have ulterior motives. If I was Russia, I'd consider operating a free VPN or VPS service that MITMs the traffic.

[uh_uh]

There will always be a way out if you are dedicated enough. They "just" want to make it unviable for most of the population.

[John23832]

That, and then the dedicated stick out like sore thumb.

[iamcalledrob]

I guess my point here is that the user experience of doing this "DIY" will improve as more people want to do it!

[u8080]

Then they will simply advocate for state-wide DPI.