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Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSAEnglish · 5 months ago

Has there been any increase in VPN use in US states banning porn sites?

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Has there been any increase in VPN use in US states banning porn sites?

Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSAEnglish · 5 months ago
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  • ExhaleSmile@lemmy.world
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    Yup!

    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/florida-experiences-a-huge-1-150-percent-surge-in-vpn-use-as-pornhub-blocks-access-in-response-to-age-verification-law

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      Someone wished for more vpn use and got monkey pawed

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        5 months ago

        c/monkeyspaw@sopuli.xyz

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      I doubt it’s just this though? Bc there are other porn sites they could easily switch to if that were all it was. It could be a general worry about what else may be coming down the pipeline after this one block.

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        Hell the question was about states banning porn and I linked a site about age verification instead without realizing it… I remember reading something about VPN traffic spiking on Proton after the rules went into effect, wasn’t trying to intentionally be inaccurate

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          It was a nice read, I’m glad you shared it.:-)

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