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VPN Registrations Increase by 1,000%, less than Hour After PornHub Blocked France From Accessing its Website. (programming.dev)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

Both require time and energy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

search 'free vpn'

install first result

click connect

"research"

Ok buddy

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

what about the 40%? reddit?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What would you recommend? :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I believe everyone use a VPN to bypass this problem

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

He said PornHub not Proton