Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' — one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Onlin from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2026-05-09 13:06 (#75GP7) The paper noted that VPN downloads spiked after enforcement began in the UK and several U.S. states.