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Pro to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month 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 • 1 month ago
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  • @Finch9678@europe.pub
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    71•1 month ago

    Out of the loop here, why did Pornhub leave France?

    • @Stillwater@sh.itjust.works
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      France passed a law requiring porn sites to verify age of all site visitors. Pornhub is blocking France instead of forcing its visitors to provide ID.

    • @pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      96•1 month ago

      Age verification requirements.

      • @bender223@lemmy.today
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        101•1 month ago

        wow, didn’t expect that from france. I thought they, of all countries, would be less prudish than Texas about porn. 😬

        • @Hadriscus@jlai.lu
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          We have our own homegrown bigots, thank you

        • @ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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          36•1 month ago

          Everywhere has religious people that think they deserve to control others.

        • @Kaboom@reddthat.com
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          8•1 month ago

          Texas isn’t the first. I think it was started by Germany? I know the UK banned women’s orgasms and Australia banned hentai. Heck, India apparently banned porn altogether, ineffectively.

          • @Korne127@lemmy.world
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            Germany didn’t do anything like that. Britain tried to ban porn like this but realized it’s a terrible idea and stepped back from it.

            • @ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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              Ironically, it was PornHub’s parent company that was set to run the UK age verification scheme.

          • @redwattlebird@lemmings.world
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            8•1 month ago

            Australia banned hentai

            Did we? My scientific search the other night proves that false, and I’m not on VPN.

            • @Kaboom@reddthat.com
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              3•1 month ago

              They banned the physical books, but they can’t really stop the internet

          • @plyth@feddit.org
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            I know the UK banned women’s orgasms

            Why? To prevent British women from having expectations?

            • @Kaboom@reddthat.com
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              1•1 month ago

              Because female cum is urine according to the powers that be, and that’s too much for them.

      • @Finch9678@europe.pub
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        6•1 month ago

        It was literally the next post in my feed 😅

        Thank you!

    • oppy1984
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      33•1 month ago

      As one headline put it “PornHub pulls out of France”.

      • @FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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        4•1 month ago

        🤤

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