This proposal in the US would let courts order ISPs, DNS providers and VPNs to block foreign sites accused of distributing pirated content. The really interesting part is that the bill apparently doesn’t clearly define what “originating from the US” means when VPNs, encryption, CDNs and multi-hop connections are involved.
And that’s where things get messy.
A VPN exists specifically so your connection isn’t just “here’s my real IP, here’s where I’m going.” If lawmakers start requiring VPN providers to enforce location-based blocks, you’re basically asking privacy infrastructure to become another layer of internet censorship.
Today it’s piracy. The bigger question is what happens when the same technical infrastructure gets used for something else tomorrow.
Also, the bill is still only a proposal and has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee, so this isn't “VPNs are getting banned” or anything like that. But the wording around VPNs, encrypted DNS, shared IPs and multi-hop traffic is worth paying attention to.
Personally, this is exactly why I’m pro-VPN.
Not because I need to pirate anything, but because privacy shouldn’t depend on whether a government, ISP, copyright lobby or anyone else thinks your destination is acceptable.
A VPN should be a privacy tool, not a glorified government-controlled URL filter.
Source: r/RecommandedVPN · by /u/Affectionate_Bet720