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NordVPN Coupons and Deals: 77% Off in June 2026
Whether you're worried about the open network at your local coffee shop or want to get around geo-restrictions when you're traveling, NordVPN can help. A virtual private network (VPN) is like a protective tunnel, keeping your data safe from prying eyes. VPNs aren’t perfect protection (you need to trust your VPN provider), but they’re always going to be better than nothing when you’re using a public hotspot.
As Beijing tightens grip on VPNs, internet users in China adapt
As Beijing cracks down on VPNs, internet users in China find ways around the Great Firewall Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 4:17pm Lin recently returned to China after getting her master's degree in Australia and is again using virtual private networks (VPNs) to climb over the "Great Firewall", Beijing's censorship apparatus. She first used a VPN as a high school student to "stay on top of celebrity news and events" on Instagram. When Lin returned home last year, she found that the VPN she relied on a...
Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank
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China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to help create fake Facebook personas, avoid detection: OpenAI
China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to help create fake Facebook personas, avoid detection: OpenAI The chatbot was also asked to assist in conceptualising an AI tool to monitor online opinion and collect "harmful" content from "key persons", according to OpenAI's latest threat report. SINGAPORE: A China-linked influence operation used ChatGPT to help design a Facebook playbook for building credible personas, amplifying narratives and reducing the risk of platform detection, according to OpenAI.
I was jailed for taking pictures in Iran – the next generation is fearless
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How would Starmer’s social media ban for under-16s work in the UK?
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Iran reinstates some internet access but restrictions remain for most
Iran reinstates some internet access but restrictions remain for most Not all data centres are back online while internet protocols remain blocked, restricted or ‘whitelisted’. Tehran, Iran – Authorities in Iran have reinstated some internet access three months after taking the country offline at the start of the war with the United States and Israel, but restrictions remain in place for most people. The Iranian government said last week that it had started a process to bring internet access...
Russia ramps up military infrastructure along Finnish and Norwegian borders
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Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket’s Banned Offshore Platform
Approximately 30 percent of the trading volume on Polymarket comes from the United States, according to a new study—an eye-popping number, considering that none of those people are legally allowed to use the crypto-based platform. The study, conducted by Rutgers University statistician Harry Crane, estimated that people in the US funneled between $10.6 to $26.7 billion through Polymarket. To track the platform’s activity, Crane looked at what appeared to be US-based trades on offshore...