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Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
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A post on eff.org is cited by 7 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 9 October 2026).
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7blogs citing
| Period | Blogs | Links |
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| All time | 7 | 8 |
| Last 90 days | 1 | 2 |
| Last 30 days | 0 | 0 |
| Last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First cited | 1 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| Latest citation | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Anchor phrases | 5 |
| External links | 27 |
| Words captured | 1,618 |
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Each blog counts once, in the week of its first citation. A blog added to the index recently can bring old first citations in at once.
Who cited it
Cited by 7 blogs across 1 subject: technology 6, unclassified 1.
- Technology6
- Unclassified1
How it is described
The words blogs link this page with, by how many different blogs use them.
- banning vpns1 blog
- are expanding their censorship laws by banning vpns1 blog
- considering restricting1 blog
- lawmakers want to ban vpns1 blog
- lawmakers want to ban vpns—and they have no idea what they’re doing1 blog
Cited by 7 blogs in 8 posts
One row per blog, the most recently citing first. Each shows the blog's newest citing post; open a row for the others.
Blog
Newest citing post
Date
Schneier on Security2 posts
26 Aug 2026
1 other post
13 Jul 2026
Mullvad Blog1 post
Age verification for social media – the beginning of the end for a free internet?
linked as “United States”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)1 Jun 2026
internetsociety.org1 post
Online Age Restrictions Need Strong Rules and Independent Oversight
linked as “considering restricting”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)19 Dec 2025
adamsdesk.com1 post
Little Bits: Issue #31 For November 2025
linked as “Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They’re Doing”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)17 Dec 2025
footnote4a.org1 post
Flock Blocks VPNs from Transparency Portals
linked as “proposed VPN bans”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)12 Dec 2025
techtea.io1 post
November 2025 Review
linked as “are expanding their censorship laws by banning VPNs”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)2 Dec 2025
mauss.dev1 post
1 Dec 2025
Links from this post
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https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/wisconsin-wants-to-force-all-adult-sites-to-block-vpns-with-a-new-age-verification-bill-heres-everything-we-know Who cites this page
techradar.com
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-a-new-bill-tries-to-ban-both-adult-content-online-and-vpn-use-and-if-it-could-work/ Who cites this page
cnet.com
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/ Who cites this page
pen.org
firstamendment.mtsu.edu
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/banned-and-tango-makes-three/ Who cites this page
pbs.org
responsiblesexedinstitute.org
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-virginia-book-ban-library-removal/673013/ Who cites this page
theatlantic.com
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/vpn-usage-at-risk-in-michigan-under-new-proposed-adult-content-law Who cites this page
techradar.com
https://lifehacker.com/im-begging-you-to-use-a-vpn-at-hotels-1847323935?test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B Who cites this page
lifehacker.com
uschamber.com
it.wisc.edu
domesticshelters.org
international-council.org
minorityafrica.org
404media.co
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/10/1091543359/15-states-dont-say-gay-anti-transgender-bills Who cites this page
npr.org
miamiherald.com
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/pornhub-florida-vpn-google-searches-skyrocket/ Who cites this page
cbsnews.com
maps.legis.wisconsin.gov
Elsewhere on eff.org (4)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/first-porn-now-skin-cream-age-verification-bills-are-out-control Who cites this page
eff.org
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/book-bans-internet-bans-wyoming-lets-parents-control-whole-states-access-internet Who cites this page
eff.org
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