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Pornhub shuts down in Texas... and predictably, VPNs benefit (mashable.com)

submitted 8 months ago by restingboredface@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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From the article: "Unsurprisingly, this skyrocketed searches for the best VPNs. According to a SlashGear report sent to Mashable, searches for "Texas VPN" jumped by 1,750 percent in the past day. It also spotted a 1,600 percent increase for the phrase "How to access Pornhub.""

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 44 points 8 months ago (14 children)

There's a certain argument that it might be preferable from a privacy standpoint if people used VPNs in general, though it sure isn't ideal from a performance standpoint.

[–] lemmylem@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Wireguard is super fast compared to OpenVPN

[–] Dempf@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah wireguard is really nice, but it drains my battery pretty quick on Android.

[–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 months ago

It shouldn't?

I have wireguard on my phone 24/7 with no discernable battery difference

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago

I had that with VPN unlimited, but now I use Nord VPN which is a lot less heavy on the battery.

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