Does this mean there will be less mainstream interest with step porn?
this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2025
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Fucking finally.
One VPN I use has servers in most us states.
Auto connected to a mandatory ID state and a porn site demanded I take a picture of my id.
(Edit: I have it set to auto connect to fastest on start. I can change location and have 100 free servers to chose in the US. More in Japan and Netherlands. ProtonVPN)
I set up ProtonVPN on my wifi as a separate SSID. I had to select a specific server, so I picked one that's relatively close (for better latency) and doesn't have the same restrictions my state has. It's easy to switch, I just need to go tweak the settings in my router.
If my kids ever need to submit ID for something (e.g. social media), I'll hook them up w/ the VPN to bypass our draconian laws. The government has no place on the internet, and I will circumvent their stupid policies. If I don't trust my kids on the internet, I'm not going to look to the government to protect them, I'll just take away their internet privileges.
Nooooooooooope
Does it not let you chose a different state?
It doesn't specify the state. Only us server #. I guess I could look it up, but I just change servers.
Sounds like a shit VPN to me. I can select a region (US East) or individual states with PIA and basically the same with Surfshark.
I can select one of 100 servers . I could check geoip. Or write a shell script to do that. Anyway...
It's also free.
It's also one of the best.
Proton.
I use the app. I could do all the wireguard fancy stuff, but I won't.
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"The south shall rise (ahem) again!"
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My friend wants to know the best vpn provider with the lowest price.
mullvad
If you don't torrent.
They pussied out and removed port forwarding mid last year to have more "legitimacy."
Given their other privacy features, I'm okay with it. It's easy to get another VPN for a month and do all the torrenting you need.
dont even need the port forwarding to torrent just get a client that supports network tunnelling.
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Proton or Mullvad are the two go-tos.
Private Internet Access used to be trusted (and still has good service, fwiw) but they were bought out by a company that was caught stuffing adware into their programs… So people have been hesitant to actually recommend them in the wake of that.
A lot of the VPN providers were doing sales at the end of last year, but ProtonVPN is one to consider
Yup, try out ProtonVPN's free tier.
I prefer Mullvad, though ProtonVPN is competitive if you get one of their longer-term offers ($5/month). Mullvad is always $5/month, has plenty of servers, and IMO is the best for privacy (you can literally pay by mailing cash or w/ Monero and other cryptocurrencies as well). If you want to support Mozilla, you can buy Mozilla VPN, which is just rebranded Mullvad (though you'll need a yearly subscription to match Mullvad's regular cost).
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If you do not yet know how to use a VPN, you will learn in fast order.
This will be the next malware/info leak.
It basically already is because you know most people are just going to lookup a free VPN who has every motive to obtain as much information as possible about the user and sell it.
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Yeah, all the people will flock to free VPNs. They’ll google “how to get around blocked porn” and the free VPNs will be at the top of the list. And the issue with free VPNs is that if you’re not the customer, you’re the product being sold.
Though it would be a great way to catch a bunch of conservative politicians cranking it to gay porn. Because if they’re using those free VPNs, (because they’re all +70 years old and have no idea how to actually stay safe online,) then their data can be bought.
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Sucks so hard that it's the only porn site in the world and that there is absolutely no other way to get your hands in porn, now. Oh boy oh boy, what are they going to do now to get off? I lean, priests there have their choir boys but the common Joe on the block?
The point is that the individual states are requiring government issued photo ids to view pornography, and pornhub is instead blocking the states rather than giving up people's right for privacy.
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They want them to breed.
They think blocking porn sites one by one is going to stop guys from getting access to porn. Haven't they heard of bit torrent? tor? proxies and vpns? What are they going to do about foreign sites and sites that have mixed content like reddit?
Ridiculous law.
Speaking of which, can anyone please tell me why XHamster now requires a Virgina ID to visit the website, even though I live nowhere near that shithole?
- Why does it have to be a Virginia ID specifically?
- How the hell am I going to get a Virginia ID from out of state?
- Why would anyone give a porn site their ID to begin with? That's a major invasion of privacy.
- It thinks your connection comes from Virginia for some reason. Specifically, it thinks your public IP geomaps there. You can use https://whatismyipaddress.com/ to see where their database would pin it.
- You can't
- They really shouldn't. But the sites are asking for them because they are required, by law. The alternative is to block those connections, as PornHub decided to do.
Such laws now exist in Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
Tennessee as well.
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Are you using iCloud Relay or a similar service? Your IP is set to or is being routed through Virginia.
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FREEDUMB
Indiana isn’t the south, but might as well be. Oh well, at least I have a vpn. (Queue pornhub intro)
Of all porn sites, porn hub sucks the hardest, and i don't mean the right kind of sucking. There are way better sites for that
These days on pornhub, search for a category and you get 200 clips that have nothing to do with said search terms, but which apparently get them a lot of money
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Not advocating for universal access to porn or anything but is there any linkage or study showing a detrimental affect of porn on kids? A few things I'll say from my own experiences. I first saw porn around 10 years old and I thought it was gross and didn't have any desire to search for more. Later, in my early teens, I did search out porn but only softcore, because I thought vaginas were ugly. I did get a porn obsession for a long time and it did negatively impact at least one relationship, but that could've gone differently if my girlfriend was into any kind of porn (some girls are).
It's a vice and can easily become addictive but I could also see video games filling the same role.
Please look over yourbrainonporn.com.
There is plenty of evidence that some people struggle with compulsory sex disorder. Porn addiction can lead to erectile dysfunction. Many on the internet won't admit it and will down vote any discussion of the topic for some reason.
While it's probably true that there are people who might struggle with porn, there are plenty of people who struggle with addictions of all kinds - alcohol, gambling, opiates, etc.
But there are certainly valid questions that come up with stuff like this:
- Is the government's place to enforce a mandatory 18yr age requirement to view porn?
- If so, what kinds of unintended ramifications are possible from imposing such a requirement? I can think of quite a few, but I'm curious what others think.
- Could it be argued that this is an attempt to legislate morality or impose censorship?
I think that these are fair questions and perhaps the meat and potatoes of the issue lies a bit deeper than anyone's sole opinion on whether porn is "bad for you" or not.
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The only thing wrong with porn is the moral judgement some associate with it.
Just because you think porn is immoral does not make it true.
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I see porn similarly to alcohol, most people are fine with it in moderation, but many struggle with addiction. I don't think it's appropriate for kids, but I also think it's none of the government's business and should be managed by parents, because the alternative opens the door to a huge risk for doxxing responsible consumers.
And yeah, video games are similar as well, many are okay with it, and many struggle with addiction, which unfortunately seems to have a much higher chance of draining your bank account than a porn addiction. That said, I don't think it's the government's business, and parents should manage this for their kids.
You are using a device capable of finding the information you so desire. Instead you decided to contribute you whataboutism.
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