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Some random YouTube video? Weak.
Anyone who thinks a government can ban VPNs without destroying economy is deluded. Politicians who say they will don't understand the internet, they're old. Countless businesses use them every day.
Anyone who thinks government would never do something as utterly stupid as shooting itself repeatedly in the everything out of spite is deluded. Banning all form of encrypted traffic would be insane. Now tell me, how many insane things have we witnessed in the recent years from our collective governments?
Hmmm. China
What about China? There are VPN in China. They only try to block those that are used to act as if you are not from china.
Company VPN or university VPN are generally allowed.
Yeah so seen in the context of the OP it would be enough
True. That is probably what the UK will settle on too.
And that's exactly why they will try. Keep in mind their will still be VPN's. You just won't be able to access it. It will only be for governments and the elite.