Comment by reliabilityguy
7 days ago
Well, what’s preventing the UK to ban the websites/VPN services that don’t comply at the ISP level?
This is what Russia is (semi-successfully) doing.
7 days ago
Well, what’s preventing the UK to ban the websites/VPN services that don’t comply at the ISP level?
This is what Russia is (semi-successfully) doing.
That's a forever lasting game of whack-a-mole.
You either need to firewall the nation (which I imagine would be pretty unpopular) or it's just a waste of resources.
Many areas of law enforcement are whack-a-mole. There's no online gambling regulation so strict that it will stop unlicensed sites from existing entirely; that doesn't mean the rules are pointless or resources dedicated to enforcing them are wasted.
Sure. However, the effort spent vs. what is gained has to be considered. Not all games of whack-a-mole are created equal.
VPNs are incredibly easy to spin up, gambling groups are not. Within a week I could probably spin up a dozen or more semi-legitimate VPN companies. Multiply that by however many hundreds of people are willing to do the same. Add a few thousand more people willing to spin up completely shady 'free' VPNs.
The scale quickly exceeds what you can possibly block, unless you firewall the nation.
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