VPN Registrations Increase by 1,000%, less than Hour After PornHub Blocked France From Accessing its Website.
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Now we get tear gased and shot with rubber bullets until we become disabled
Bub, that's always happened.
Well actually in the past it was executed
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Brick and mortar shops aren't comparable to websites, and I don't know why you keep trying to compare them. The places that sell alcohol and tobacco aren't asking me to upload a digital version of my legal identification to some cloud-backed database. They're just manually checking a date and a picture. Most places I buy from don't even make me physically hand over my ID, I can just show it to them without it ever leaving my possession.
You've never had your I'd scanned at a store before? How do you think all that works?
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Torrents are even worse without a VPN. Ever heard of https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/ ?
I'm not opposed to vpns. I simply don't want porn accessible to children easily. Simple barriers to entry like an ID or credit card have worked before and surely will again once porn streaming sites give up fighting this regulation and start working to follow it.
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Bub, that's always happened.
Well actually in the past it was executed
yea indeed, but they do it pretty much every time on everyone, dunno if that was the same before
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I'm not opposed to vpns. I simply don't want porn accessible to children easily. Simple barriers to entry like an ID or credit card have worked before and surely will again once porn streaming sites give up fighting this regulation and start working to follow it.
wrote last edited by [email protected]It's too easy to go around. Make a Reddit account: NSFW access.
Search torrents, NSFW access.
Join a telegram channel, NSFW access.
Hell, just search google images and it'll work to an extend.
Discord, same thing.
With this many websites, you just can't stop it. They can't even stop the piracy websites so..
It seriously harms everyone's right to stay private and anonymous for this, and I believe it sucks.
If then want to see it, they'll ask other people, and that's where it becomes dangerous.
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I hate how VPN access is the scaffolding holding the building up making things look normal. You can visit all your normal web sites, you can bypass georestrictions, you can be a little less tracked than you might otherwise be. But what happens when they decide to do away with that scaffolding and we all find out they tore down the house behind it while we were enjoying "normalcy". Too much of making the web functional depends on vpns and adblocking. We shouldn't have to do this stuff and Chromes adblocking scandle should impact millions of users all around the world unilaterally removing adblocking from the web. I fear for the day we have a US only internet and a global internet, not just on paper, but in actual practice.
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yea indeed, but they do it pretty much every time on everyone, dunno if that was the same before
France uses a hybrid healthcare system like Australia, doesn't it? Disabling your own populace in a country with public healthcare seems like a bit of a own goal tbh.
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Peak French stupidity, this isn't about protecting kids - it's about building surveillance infrastructure. Back in 2024, critics already called this the foundation for a "Great Firewall of France". Once you have the legal framework to block websites and force ISPs to implement monitoring, mission creep is inevitable.
The technical approach is laughably naive. They're essentially creating a centralized system that could easily become a database of citizen sexual preferences. Even with their "double anonymity," you're still creating digital fingerprints and metadata trails.
Most importantly, it won't work. Kids will just use VPNs - the same way adults are already doing. You're not protecting anyone; you're just pushing everyone toward circumvention tools while normalizing government control over what adults can access online.
It's perfectly French because it combines maximum bureaucratic complexity with zero practical benefit, all while creating new opportunities for state overreach. Classic.
i think it should be a little harder for a child to watch anal prolapse fisting porn than “click yes if you’re of legal age”….
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i think it should be a little harder for a child to watch anal prolapse fisting porn than “click yes if you’re of legal age”….
but… not a good excuse for creating a citizen surveillance database.Fair point on the current system being theater, but here's the thing - any centralized age verification system creates exactly the surveillance database you're worried about.
The "harder than clicking yes" solutions all have the same fundamental flaw: they require collecting and storing sensitive data that becomes a honeypot for both state actors and bad actors. Upload your ID? Now there's a database linking your identity to your viewing habits. Credit card verification? Same problem, plus you're creating financial trails.
The technical reality is that determined kids will circumvent anything you put in place. We already saw this play out - VPN registrations exploded 1,000% in France within 30 minutes. You're not actually protecting kids; you're just normalizing data collection on adults while teaching every teenager in the country how to use Tor.
Better approach would be device-level parental controls that parents can configure without creating centralized databases. Let Apple, Google, Microsoft handle age verification through their existing account systems where the data stays local. That way you get actual protection without building the infrastructure for a surveillance state.
The French solution gives you the worst of both worlds - ineffective protection AND mass surveillance. Classic government efficiency.
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How about mullvad
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Irrelevant to what I said.
You said porn is evil. Seems pretty relevant to reply saying things aren't all good or evil.
I could explain it slowly
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You said porn is evil. Seems pretty relevant to reply saying things aren't all good or evil.
I could explain it slowly
in simpler termswith easy words, if it helps?If you have a position state it directly instead of hiding behind a low effort platitude.
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We retaliate by butchering English when speaking it
wrote last edited by [email protected]Is this international unity?
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If you have a position state it directly instead of hiding behind a low effort platitude.
I did. My position is that there is nuance and not everything can be described as good or evil.
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I did. My position is that there is nuance and not everything can be described as good or evil.
Please learn to read.Profound.
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Profound.
Not surprised you found that profound, considering how long you took to comprehend it.
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Not surprised you found that profound, considering how long you took to comprehend it.
Go back to watching porn.
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I'm pretty satisfied as a subscriber. Slowly using proton mail for more and more important accounts. Constant usage of the VPN. Trying to use the calendar more but still haven't broken my Google Calendar habits. Proton Drive I use over google; I just need a Linux desktop application. Proton pass, still haven't given that a go. Comfortable with KeepassXC and managing the backups myself. Proton Docs, it's OK. Solid start. Hoping that notes partnership/acquisition eventually replaces Google Keep for me as a cloud notes application. I have pretty strong confidence now in the company regardless of the slow Linux developments
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Don't people realize there are hundreds of free porn video sites besides Pornhub? With bigger selection too because the lesser known sites usually don't get half their content DMCAed.
Paying money for a VPN just to access ONE free porn site? Sigh. I really hate web 3.0
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I'm pretty satisfied as a subscriber. Slowly using proton mail for more and more important accounts. Constant usage of the VPN. Trying to use the calendar more but still haven't broken my Google Calendar habits. Proton Drive I use over google; I just need a Linux desktop application. Proton pass, still haven't given that a go. Comfortable with KeepassXC and managing the backups myself. Proton Docs, it's OK. Solid start. Hoping that notes partnership/acquisition eventually replaces Google Keep for me as a cloud notes application. I have pretty strong confidence now in the company regardless of the slow Linux developments
Not sure where I got it form, but I have a Proton VPN client on Linux. It is pretty barebone, but it works.
Personally I just pay the 12,10$ for Bitwarden and use SimpleLogin aliasses together with that.
I just miss Microsoft Office on Linux, but that has nothing to do with Proton.
