The scale is impressive, but easy to bypass by those who know how. While it's technically impressive, I'm not too worried about it. I find UK and US laws on age verification much more concerning as they have the power to directly compel websites to self censor or demand the identities of visitors, which in the worst case scenario, could become a worldwide requirement.

Just as I clicked into this article, my VPN node failed, so I was just hit by its block. Although it is often a wall that hinders free communication, it does have a positive effect in some cases, at least preventing some low-quality information pollution and attack fraud. It is not a problem for people who really need to access the external network