Floridians appear to be frantically Google searching for VPNs in the wake of the state's invasive porn ban

First reported by Newsweek, Google Trends has revealed a completely predictable knock-on effect from the US state of Florida's new ID requirement for accessing internet pornography: Everybody's trying to get in on the VPN game.

Newsweek specifically homed in on the search metrics for "free vpn" via Google Trends, which has spiked over each of the last three days after the law went into effect. The location and IP address masking services have a variety of uses, including protecting one's privacy and accessing region-locked content...