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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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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 116 points 8 months ago (3 children)

What if it was just lobbying from the VPN industry this whole time?

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 60 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Probably the politicians bought VPN stock just before this was ruled. Just like so many "randomly" happened to buy video conference stock just before the COVID lockdown?

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago

I mean if you saw what was going on in Italy and had any clue about it, you'd have been smart and purchased it. There was a lockdown in Italy for like he saw it month before there was even talk of COVID coming to the states

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 8 months ago

VPN use likely spiked in South Korea recently as well, since being blocked by Twitch.