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Florencia (she/her) ( florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone )  to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

VPNs Are Not a Solution to Age Verification Laws

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VPNs Are Not a Solution to Age Verification Laws

www.eff.org

Florencia (she/her) ( florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone )  to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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VPNs are having a moment. On January 1st, Florida joined 18 other states in implementing an age verification law that burdens Floridians' access to sites that host adult content, including pornography websites like Pornhub. In protest to these laws, PornHub blocked access to users in Florida....
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  • TheReturnOfPEB ( TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com ) 
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    i had to use them for work.

    i’ve been using them for private life, too. they are not what they used to be. law enforcement has ways to flood vpn ip pools to destroy whatever privacy one might get from marketers and advertisers and social media data munchers.

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  • Ⓜ3️⃣3️⃣ 🌌 ( M33@lemmy.sdf.org ) 
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    As if websites wouldn’t know when you connect from a VPN … ever heard about « sorry connections from VPN are not permitted on this website »

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