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Pro to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 days ago

VPN Registrations Increase by 1,000%, less than Hour After PornHub Blocked France From Accessing its Website.

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VPN Registrations Increase by 1,000%, less than Hour After PornHub Blocked France From Accessing its Website.

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Pro to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 days ago
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  • GreenBottles
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    31•4 days ago

    Why do people even go to pornhub… there are so many other options

    • ssillyssadass
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      18•4 days ago

      Because it’s simple and it works. When most people want to watch porn they don’t spend an hour researching their best option, they just go somewhere they know and watch something there.

      • @Honytawk@feddit.nl
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        8•3 days ago

        So instead of switching to a different website, they spend an hour researching, buying and setting up a VPN in order to still use PornHub?

        • @j0ester@lemmy.world
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          10•3 days ago

          What do you mean “setting it up?” You just install it, and click connect (or chose a country with one of their servers) easily.

          • @Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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            2•3 days ago

            Unless they do research, they will have to buy one of the advertised VPNs.

            Both require time and energy.

            • @brrk@lemmynsfw.com
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              search ‘free vpn’

              install first result

              click connect

              “research”

              Ok buddy

    • @dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10•4 days ago

      I don’t really give it much thought, I load pornhub, click a recommended video, do my business and then close the private tab (yes I know this doesn’t hide your activity but it does stop pornhub showing as a search suggestion.). I’m not a connoisseur it’s a means to an end.

      • @JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
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        1•3 days ago

        I put what I’m looking for into DDG and then click the first result. 30% of the time it’s PH, and 30% of the time it’s Xvideos.

        • furry toaster
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          1•3 days ago

          what about the 40%? reddit?

          • @JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
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            2•3 days ago

            e621

            • furry toaster
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              2•2 days ago

              good taste

    • @theherk@lemmy.world
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      7•4 days ago

      Put down one of the sites…

    • @FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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      2•3 days ago

      What would you recommend? :)

      • I Cast Fist
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        1•3 days ago

        naughtymachinima for 3d stuff \

        For other real videos, gotta check whether the french fucks blocked others like xnxx, xvideos, redtube. I don’t know which ones are also owned by the same parent company

        • @FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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          I believe everyone use a VPN to bypass this problem

    • @frog_brawler@lemmy.world
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      2•4 days ago

      The French are totally down with revolution and cigarettes; VPN is a focus for nerd shit; inherently not French.

      • @Someone64@sh.itjust.works
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        2•4 days ago

        He said PornHub not Proton

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