“The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram reel. Claim dated 11 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The bill aims to mitigate national security threats posed by technology controlled by certain foreign countries. Experts are concerned about how the bill will be enforced, but it does not criminalize simply having a VPN.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2023, 8 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cq4a6TyrLkm/
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