Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification looms (www.theguardian.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 06 Mar 14:29
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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz on 06 Mar 14:30 next collapse

What a stupid policy choice

tal@lemmy.today on 06 Mar 15:07 next collapse

When the UK last year implemented a similar age verification system for adult sites, in the first week of it launching, four of the top five downloaded apps in the Apple app store were virtual private network (VPN) apps, with Proton reporting an 1,800% increase in downloads of its VPN app.

VPNs allow users to appear to sites that they’re in another location, which could bypass age check requirements in Australia.

trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today+5-y&g…

I don’t have data on VPN signups in Australia, but I see that Google searches for VPNs have abruptly spiked among Australians.

EDIT: Might need to reload the page a few times if the graph doesn’t show up. It’s giving me an error about half the time.

thesohoriots@lemmy.world on 06 Mar 15:44 next collapse

Oh naur me norks

wuffah@lemmy.world on 06 Mar 18:52 collapse

Why is it that the US can bomb a school full of children in Iran, but we can’t watch porn?

Why is horrifically evil violence okay, but sex isn’t?

orange_narange@lemmy.org on 06 Mar 20:24 next collapse

Now that you say that, have you ever noticed how some movies censor nipples with blood and guts? It is ok to look at gore buy it is bad if you touch your genitals.

applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 06 Mar 21:33 collapse

Because puritanical religious nutjobs get off on controlling people’s sex lives.