▲ 1156 ▼ Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 226 comments fedilink hide all child comments Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in::Pornhub operator MindGeek has blocked all users in Arkansas from the site after the state’s new age verification law went into effect.
[–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 126 points 3 years ago (31 children) Oh no. I'm in Arkansas. Guess I'll turn on the VPN. permalink fedilink source hideshow 31 child comments replies: [–] ipha@lemmy.world 114 points 3 years ago (14 children) I’m in Arkansas I'm sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 50 points 3 years ago (6 children) I grew up there. The northern part of the state is honestly one of the prettiest parts of our country. It is also filled with some of the most vile people. Vile people from everywhere else go there to retire and add to the smegma pot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 32 points 3 years ago (3 children) You just described basically the whole south. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey! I'm from Texas and..... Fuck there's Mansfield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Not true. There are many shitty looking places in the south that don't attract remote retirees but are equally vile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago add to the smegma pot Good lord. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tool@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago the smegma pot. That phrase evokes quite the image. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It is a beautiful state, especially the part in the ozark mountains. But there is no way I could live there because of the people. It also lacks a single great city (Little Rock is a dump). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Why a dump? I thought it was a pretty decent place for living in, if it wasn't for the state. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (4 children) Me too :( I hate it here (For reasons other than Pornhub) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) I'm European so I don't know that much about stuff like this, but isn't it kinda easy to move from state to state in US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It is. If you have money. Trust me, if I had the funds, I'd be somewhere different in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Khotetsu@lib.lgbt 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It is, but with a few caveats that can make it outright impossible, largely down to financial issues. From a legal standpoint, it's only slightly more annoying than moving from one town to another. You don't have to go through any sort of immigration process or anything, you just inform the state you're leaving and the state you're moving to of the change in address, and then get tax/identification stuff done like registering your car in the new state and getting an in-state driver's license. Financially, the housing market is a mess in the US right now for a number of reasons, from the number of new houses being built not keeping up with population growth for like 60 years and many empty houses being in unlivable condition due to lack of maintenance, to many homes being owned by investment companies (and wealthy Chinese apparently) as basically a high yield savings account or bought up by companies and people turning them into rental property. And that's before you get into the logistics of moving your life to a new home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago Heh, sounds suspiciously similar to what's happening in my country. Except here it's wealthy Russians instead of wealthy Chinese. Seems the whole western world is the same kind of fucked when it comes to housing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] instamat@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago Oh no. I'm in Arkansas. That’s putting it mildly permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bearigator@ttrpg.network 16 points 3 years ago (10 children) I recommend using Tor browser as an alternate option. For anybody who can't use a VPN or doesn't want to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 3 years ago (2 children) I'm not sure if streaming 1080p video over Tor would be very appreciated by the rest of the network. Or that it would be a very pleasant experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you always stream porn in 1080p? I guess I never thought about the quality, but I honestly don’t expect anything more than 720 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 years ago Does the resolution really matter? I may be wrong, but I think nobody runs a Tor node, giving away their bandwidth for free and risking jail time, just so that some random dude in Arkansas can watch some porn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rog@lemmy.one 25 points 3 years ago Definitely not the right scenario for tor. If you dont care about your privacy and just want to see some titty boombom Fanny maracas then even the cheapest VPN would be a better experience. Really though a decent VPN should something everyone has access to though anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (3 children) I think a vpn is simpler than tor personally. Also then videos gonna be buffering for a minute on tor lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl -6 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's not "simpler" at all because it includes the step of paying. But, indeed, better for this application. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* Not necessarily. Granted installing the Tor browser will set up the services/daemons and access to the appropriate ports in the background, but generally the Tor protocol has a lot more going on than a VPN. Additionally a VPN can be had for free from certain services like ProtonVPN. It's not as fast as a paid VPN service, but during lower traffic times it'll suffice. Plus if you know how to torrent over a VPN, then you just download the vids that way and you don't need internet access every time you want to watch it. This plus using CLI tools like yt-dlp on sites like pornhub, xhamster, etc, and you really start to realize how ineffective bullshit laws like these are for increasingly more technically savvy youths. permalink fedilink source parent [–] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago the step of paying? lol. i'm not sure that constitutes difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Nobody is going to prefer tor to a vpn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I just use OperaGX's shitty free VPN if I need it. It works enough to get any vpn needed jobs done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) Very Pretty Neice/Nephew? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago We sleep with our cousins here. Not our nieces or nephews. That's Alabama. permalink fedilink source parent [–] youthinkyouknowme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's grim permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago So is the dating scene in Arkansas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ipha@lemmy.world 114 points 3 years ago (14 children) I’m in Arkansas I'm sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 50 points 3 years ago (6 children) I grew up there. The northern part of the state is honestly one of the prettiest parts of our country. It is also filled with some of the most vile people. Vile people from everywhere else go there to retire and add to the smegma pot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 32 points 3 years ago (3 children) You just described basically the whole south. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey! I'm from Texas and..... Fuck there's Mansfield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Not true. There are many shitty looking places in the south that don't attract remote retirees but are equally vile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago add to the smegma pot Good lord. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tool@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago the smegma pot. That phrase evokes quite the image. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It is a beautiful state, especially the part in the ozark mountains. But there is no way I could live there because of the people. It also lacks a single great city (Little Rock is a dump). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Why a dump? I thought it was a pretty decent place for living in, if it wasn't for the state. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (4 children) Me too :( I hate it here (For reasons other than Pornhub) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) I'm European so I don't know that much about stuff like this, but isn't it kinda easy to move from state to state in US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It is. If you have money. Trust me, if I had the funds, I'd be somewhere different in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Khotetsu@lib.lgbt 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It is, but with a few caveats that can make it outright impossible, largely down to financial issues. From a legal standpoint, it's only slightly more annoying than moving from one town to another. You don't have to go through any sort of immigration process or anything, you just inform the state you're leaving and the state you're moving to of the change in address, and then get tax/identification stuff done like registering your car in the new state and getting an in-state driver's license. Financially, the housing market is a mess in the US right now for a number of reasons, from the number of new houses being built not keeping up with population growth for like 60 years and many empty houses being in unlivable condition due to lack of maintenance, to many homes being owned by investment companies (and wealthy Chinese apparently) as basically a high yield savings account or bought up by companies and people turning them into rental property. And that's before you get into the logistics of moving your life to a new home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago Heh, sounds suspiciously similar to what's happening in my country. Except here it's wealthy Russians instead of wealthy Chinese. Seems the whole western world is the same kind of fucked when it comes to housing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 50 points 3 years ago (6 children) I grew up there. The northern part of the state is honestly one of the prettiest parts of our country. It is also filled with some of the most vile people. Vile people from everywhere else go there to retire and add to the smegma pot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 32 points 3 years ago (3 children) You just described basically the whole south. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey! I'm from Texas and..... Fuck there's Mansfield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Not true. There are many shitty looking places in the south that don't attract remote retirees but are equally vile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago add to the smegma pot Good lord. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tool@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago the smegma pot. That phrase evokes quite the image. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 32 points 3 years ago (3 children) You just described basically the whole south. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey! I'm from Texas and..... Fuck there's Mansfield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Not true. There are many shitty looking places in the south that don't attract remote retirees but are equally vile. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey! I'm from Texas and..... Fuck there's Mansfield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Not true. There are many shitty looking places in the south that don't attract remote retirees but are equally vile. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago add to the smegma pot Good lord. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tool@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago the smegma pot. That phrase evokes quite the image. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It is a beautiful state, especially the part in the ozark mountains. But there is no way I could live there because of the people. It also lacks a single great city (Little Rock is a dump). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Why a dump? I thought it was a pretty decent place for living in, if it wasn't for the state. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Why a dump? I thought it was a pretty decent place for living in, if it wasn't for the state. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (4 children) Me too :( I hate it here (For reasons other than Pornhub) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) I'm European so I don't know that much about stuff like this, but isn't it kinda easy to move from state to state in US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It is. If you have money. Trust me, if I had the funds, I'd be somewhere different in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Khotetsu@lib.lgbt 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It is, but with a few caveats that can make it outright impossible, largely down to financial issues. From a legal standpoint, it's only slightly more annoying than moving from one town to another. You don't have to go through any sort of immigration process or anything, you just inform the state you're leaving and the state you're moving to of the change in address, and then get tax/identification stuff done like registering your car in the new state and getting an in-state driver's license. Financially, the housing market is a mess in the US right now for a number of reasons, from the number of new houses being built not keeping up with population growth for like 60 years and many empty houses being in unlivable condition due to lack of maintenance, to many homes being owned by investment companies (and wealthy Chinese apparently) as basically a high yield savings account or bought up by companies and people turning them into rental property. And that's before you get into the logistics of moving your life to a new home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago Heh, sounds suspiciously similar to what's happening in my country. Except here it's wealthy Russians instead of wealthy Chinese. Seems the whole western world is the same kind of fucked when it comes to housing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) I'm European so I don't know that much about stuff like this, but isn't it kinda easy to move from state to state in US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It is. If you have money. Trust me, if I had the funds, I'd be somewhere different in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Khotetsu@lib.lgbt 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It is, but with a few caveats that can make it outright impossible, largely down to financial issues. From a legal standpoint, it's only slightly more annoying than moving from one town to another. You don't have to go through any sort of immigration process or anything, you just inform the state you're leaving and the state you're moving to of the change in address, and then get tax/identification stuff done like registering your car in the new state and getting an in-state driver's license. Financially, the housing market is a mess in the US right now for a number of reasons, from the number of new houses being built not keeping up with population growth for like 60 years and many empty houses being in unlivable condition due to lack of maintenance, to many homes being owned by investment companies (and wealthy Chinese apparently) as basically a high yield savings account or bought up by companies and people turning them into rental property. And that's before you get into the logistics of moving your life to a new home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago Heh, sounds suspiciously similar to what's happening in my country. Except here it's wealthy Russians instead of wealthy Chinese. Seems the whole western world is the same kind of fucked when it comes to housing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It is. If you have money. Trust me, if I had the funds, I'd be somewhere different in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Khotetsu@lib.lgbt 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It is, but with a few caveats that can make it outright impossible, largely down to financial issues. From a legal standpoint, it's only slightly more annoying than moving from one town to another. You don't have to go through any sort of immigration process or anything, you just inform the state you're leaving and the state you're moving to of the change in address, and then get tax/identification stuff done like registering your car in the new state and getting an in-state driver's license. Financially, the housing market is a mess in the US right now for a number of reasons, from the number of new houses being built not keeping up with population growth for like 60 years and many empty houses being in unlivable condition due to lack of maintenance, to many homes being owned by investment companies (and wealthy Chinese apparently) as basically a high yield savings account or bought up by companies and people turning them into rental property. And that's before you get into the logistics of moving your life to a new home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago Heh, sounds suspiciously similar to what's happening in my country. Except here it's wealthy Russians instead of wealthy Chinese. Seems the whole western world is the same kind of fucked when it comes to housing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago Heh, sounds suspiciously similar to what's happening in my country. Except here it's wealthy Russians instead of wealthy Chinese. Seems the whole western world is the same kind of fucked when it comes to housing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] instamat@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago Oh no. I'm in Arkansas. That’s putting it mildly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bearigator@ttrpg.network 16 points 3 years ago (10 children) I recommend using Tor browser as an alternate option. For anybody who can't use a VPN or doesn't want to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 3 years ago (2 children) I'm not sure if streaming 1080p video over Tor would be very appreciated by the rest of the network. Or that it would be a very pleasant experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you always stream porn in 1080p? I guess I never thought about the quality, but I honestly don’t expect anything more than 720 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 years ago Does the resolution really matter? I may be wrong, but I think nobody runs a Tor node, giving away their bandwidth for free and risking jail time, just so that some random dude in Arkansas can watch some porn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rog@lemmy.one 25 points 3 years ago Definitely not the right scenario for tor. If you dont care about your privacy and just want to see some titty boombom Fanny maracas then even the cheapest VPN would be a better experience. Really though a decent VPN should something everyone has access to though anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (3 children) I think a vpn is simpler than tor personally. Also then videos gonna be buffering for a minute on tor lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl -6 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's not "simpler" at all because it includes the step of paying. But, indeed, better for this application. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* Not necessarily. Granted installing the Tor browser will set up the services/daemons and access to the appropriate ports in the background, but generally the Tor protocol has a lot more going on than a VPN. Additionally a VPN can be had for free from certain services like ProtonVPN. It's not as fast as a paid VPN service, but during lower traffic times it'll suffice. Plus if you know how to torrent over a VPN, then you just download the vids that way and you don't need internet access every time you want to watch it. This plus using CLI tools like yt-dlp on sites like pornhub, xhamster, etc, and you really start to realize how ineffective bullshit laws like these are for increasingly more technically savvy youths. permalink fedilink source parent [–] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago the step of paying? lol. i'm not sure that constitutes difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Nobody is going to prefer tor to a vpn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I just use OperaGX's shitty free VPN if I need it. It works enough to get any vpn needed jobs done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 3 years ago (2 children) I'm not sure if streaming 1080p video over Tor would be very appreciated by the rest of the network. Or that it would be a very pleasant experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you always stream porn in 1080p? I guess I never thought about the quality, but I honestly don’t expect anything more than 720 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 years ago Does the resolution really matter? I may be wrong, but I think nobody runs a Tor node, giving away their bandwidth for free and risking jail time, just so that some random dude in Arkansas can watch some porn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you always stream porn in 1080p? I guess I never thought about the quality, but I honestly don’t expect anything more than 720 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 years ago Does the resolution really matter? I may be wrong, but I think nobody runs a Tor node, giving away their bandwidth for free and risking jail time, just so that some random dude in Arkansas can watch some porn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 years ago Does the resolution really matter? I may be wrong, but I think nobody runs a Tor node, giving away their bandwidth for free and risking jail time, just so that some random dude in Arkansas can watch some porn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rog@lemmy.one 25 points 3 years ago Definitely not the right scenario for tor. If you dont care about your privacy and just want to see some titty boombom Fanny maracas then even the cheapest VPN would be a better experience. Really though a decent VPN should something everyone has access to though anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (3 children) I think a vpn is simpler than tor personally. Also then videos gonna be buffering for a minute on tor lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl -6 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's not "simpler" at all because it includes the step of paying. But, indeed, better for this application. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* Not necessarily. Granted installing the Tor browser will set up the services/daemons and access to the appropriate ports in the background, but generally the Tor protocol has a lot more going on than a VPN. Additionally a VPN can be had for free from certain services like ProtonVPN. It's not as fast as a paid VPN service, but during lower traffic times it'll suffice. Plus if you know how to torrent over a VPN, then you just download the vids that way and you don't need internet access every time you want to watch it. This plus using CLI tools like yt-dlp on sites like pornhub, xhamster, etc, and you really start to realize how ineffective bullshit laws like these are for increasingly more technically savvy youths. permalink fedilink source parent [–] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago the step of paying? lol. i'm not sure that constitutes difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl -6 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's not "simpler" at all because it includes the step of paying. But, indeed, better for this application. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* Not necessarily. Granted installing the Tor browser will set up the services/daemons and access to the appropriate ports in the background, but generally the Tor protocol has a lot more going on than a VPN. Additionally a VPN can be had for free from certain services like ProtonVPN. It's not as fast as a paid VPN service, but during lower traffic times it'll suffice. Plus if you know how to torrent over a VPN, then you just download the vids that way and you don't need internet access every time you want to watch it. This plus using CLI tools like yt-dlp on sites like pornhub, xhamster, etc, and you really start to realize how ineffective bullshit laws like these are for increasingly more technically savvy youths. permalink fedilink source parent [–] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago the step of paying? lol. i'm not sure that constitutes difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* Not necessarily. Granted installing the Tor browser will set up the services/daemons and access to the appropriate ports in the background, but generally the Tor protocol has a lot more going on than a VPN. Additionally a VPN can be had for free from certain services like ProtonVPN. It's not as fast as a paid VPN service, but during lower traffic times it'll suffice. Plus if you know how to torrent over a VPN, then you just download the vids that way and you don't need internet access every time you want to watch it. This plus using CLI tools like yt-dlp on sites like pornhub, xhamster, etc, and you really start to realize how ineffective bullshit laws like these are for increasingly more technically savvy youths. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago the step of paying? lol. i'm not sure that constitutes difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Nobody is going to prefer tor to a vpn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I just use OperaGX's shitty free VPN if I need it. It works enough to get any vpn needed jobs done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) Very Pretty Neice/Nephew? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago We sleep with our cousins here. Not our nieces or nephews. That's Alabama. permalink fedilink source parent [–] youthinkyouknowme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's grim permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago So is the dating scene in Arkansas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago We sleep with our cousins here. Not our nieces or nephews. That's Alabama. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] youthinkyouknowme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's grim permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago So is the dating scene in Arkansas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago So is the dating scene in Arkansas. permalink fedilink source parent