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Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in::Pornhub operator MindGeek has blocked all users in Arkansas from the site after the state’s new age verification law went into effect.

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[-] Bearigator@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 year ago

I recommend using Tor browser as an alternate option. For anybody who can't use a VPN or doesn't want to.

[-] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure if streaming 1080p video over Tor would be very appreciated by the rest of the network. Or that it would be a very pleasant experience.

[-] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Do you always stream porn in 1080p? I guess I never thought about the quality, but I honestly don’t expect anything more than 720

[-] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Does the resolution really matter? I may be wrong, but I think nobody runs a Tor node, giving away their bandwidth for free and risking jail time, just so that some random dude in Arkansas can watch some porn.

[-] rog@lemmy.one 24 points 1 year ago

Definitely not the right scenario for tor. If you dont care about your privacy and just want to see some titty boombom Fanny maracas then even the cheapest VPN would be a better experience.

Really though a decent VPN should something everyone has access to though anyway.

[-] Cornpop@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I think a vpn is simpler than tor personally. Also then videos gonna be buffering for a minute on tor lol

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl -5 points 1 year ago

It's not "simpler" at all because it includes the step of paying. But, indeed, better for this application.

[-] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not necessarily. Granted installing the Tor browser will set up the services/daemons and access to the appropriate ports in the background, but generally the Tor protocol has a lot more going on than a VPN.

Additionally a VPN can be had for free from certain services like ProtonVPN. It's not as fast as a paid VPN service, but during lower traffic times it'll suffice. Plus if you know how to torrent over a VPN, then you just download the vids that way and you don't need internet access every time you want to watch it.

This plus using CLI tools like yt-dlp on sites like pornhub, xhamster, etc, and you really start to realize how ineffective bullshit laws like these are for increasingly more technically savvy youths.

[-] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

the step of paying? lol. i'm not sure that constitutes difficulty.

[-] BrudderAaron@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I just use OperaGX's shitty free VPN if I need it. It works enough to get any vpn needed jobs done.

[-] Stuka@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Nobody is going to prefer tor to a vpn.

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