#Pornhub is now restricting access for #UK users - will other sites follow suit?

The UK's largest #porn site has blocked unregistered users from accessing it in the country, but its motives remain unclear.
#privacy #ageverification

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5er4ewg6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Ich frage mich ja immer, ob die deutschen Politiker:innen auch nen Account auf #Pornhub haben? So nach dem Motto: "Man muss die Menschen ja da abholen, wo sie sich aufhalten!"

Nur bin ich mir bei Pornhub zuversichtlicher, dass man die Moderation bzgl Deepfakes und CSAM weitaus ernster nimmt, als auf Musks Hassschleuder

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo

RE: https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/115971195227745876

Next up will be a VPN ban. Many tech-y people will see that and think “lol yeah well that’s not going to stop *me* from using a VPN”

A VPN ban isn’t really meant stop you from using one. It means when they catch you doing so, they’ll use the fact you’re using this harmless technology itself as a *pretense* to lock you up without needing to do any “hard work” (i.e. an investigator’s job) like actually confirming whether you committed a real crime.

Don’t think you won’t be impacted just because you know how to outsmart an ISP filter! This is not a plan to protect children or stop you from consuming adult media. It is a ploy to eventually eliminate ALL freedom of expression and free access to information in the UK.

And the same goes for Chat Control and encrypted messengers, btw

#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia

@aral @jonah

Wireguard is desiged to be easy, but easy comes minor risks.

>By default, WireGuard stores your IP address on a VPN server until it reboots

For most people this is no issue, in countries like China, Iran, Russia and a few others, it can be an issue. see:

https://www.pcmag.com/comparisons/openvpn-vs-wireguard-which-protocol-is-best-for-your-vpn?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia

RE: https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/115971195227745876

Next up will be a VPN ban. Many tech-y people will see that and think “lol yeah well that’s not going to stop *me* from using a VPN”

A VPN ban isn’t really meant stop you from using one. It means when they catch you doing so, they’ll use the fact you’re using this harmless technology itself as a *pretense* to lock you up without needing to do any “hard work” (i.e. an investigator’s job) like actually confirming whether you committed a real crime.

Don’t think you won’t be impacted just because you know how to outsmart an ISP filter! This is not a plan to protect children or stop you from consuming adult media. It is a ploy to eventually eliminate ALL freedom of expression and free access to information in the UK.

And the same goes for Chat Control and encrypted messengers, btw

#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia