The goal is to stop children allegedly using VPNs to bypass age verification systems. The age verification rules are particularly controversial because of how they can be applied to many other internet sites and services, which often have nothing to do with porn. (3) OFCOM may produce guidance for providers of relevant VPN services to assist them in complying with the child VPN prohibition. AdvertisementLord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) “Children may also turn to VPNs, which would then undermine the child safety gains of the Online Safety Act. VPNs can make us more secure, and we should not rush to deprive children of that safety.