France becomes the latest country to float severe VPN restrictions in order to "fix" a bad age-verification law.
VPN bans and other privacy restrictions aren't incidental to authoritarianism, they're a a critical component in their formation.

France Considers Restricting VPNs to Support Under-15 Social Media Ban - Decrypt
A French official said the government is looking at ways to stop the use of VPNs to evade an incoming social media ban for kids under 15.