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Pornhub, YouPorn, Redtube, and other content sharing platforms will block new users in the UK starting next week(February 2) (www.aylo.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Not really. They just announced they want to age gate VPNs too.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    China doesn't even really allow VPNs at all, yet some people can still go over the firewall.

    If it's just "age restriction", I'm sure there will suddenly be a lot of grandpa/grandmas buying VPNs¹

    ¹When China tried to restrict online video games, kids just used their grandparents IDs for verification lmfao

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    China's VPN blocking is actually very, very effective, and the vast majority of people don't go around it.

    And that's kinda the point - the controls don't have to be 100%, they just have to cover the majority. And for the few that do circumvent - well, that's just one more easy crime for the authorities to charge you with if they ever feel the need.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago*

    the vast majority of people don’t go around it

    That's because there's also a language barrier thing.

    Exhibit A: My parents (born in China) are here in US and they just be using wechat all the time even without the firewall.

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