VPNs (virtual private networks) are suites of software often used as workarounds to avoid similar bans that have passed in states like Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as the UK. They can be purchased with subscriptions or downloaded, and are built into some browsers and Wi-Fi routers as well.
I don't think the author understands what a VPN is, or is trying to legitimize the proposed ban... Or maybe both.
How so? Privacy (or lack there off) and how people behave online (or in private) should not be treated like a problem/solution.
Sure I get that we may be going that way because its easier for lawmakers, but the truth of the matter is that better education will always be the solution to how people behave on and offline.
Taking away privacy will only force these people to do it in public, and seeing how the current regime's around the world are going towards authoritarian models, these types of chats will keep happening whether they are private or public.
The 2400?