# AI, age verification and censorship: how the VPN industry tackled 2025's biggest issues – and what it plans to do next

> The VPN industry faced significant challenges in 2025, navigating age verification, AI and increasing internet censorship.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/ai-age-verification-and-censorship-how-the-vpn-industry-tackled-2025s-biggest-issues-and-what-it-plans-to-do-next?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=695ff8dd34c82d78e2de0385)
- **Published:** 2026-01-08
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #biggest #censorship #industry #verification #issues #next #norton #plans
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