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Which is an anticipated problem too. Because those free VPNs are harvesting all of your traffic to sell; If you’re not the customer, you’re the product being sold. Almost as if opponents of the ban said this would happen, and would only work to push kids towards sketchy sites…
This is FUD, but most of you will believe it to fit in with others.
Here's a free VPN: riseup.net/en/vpn
Let us know if you find any evidence that they are doing what you accuse them of.
a rare exception. but most have a different business model