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Seems that the Swiss legislature may pass a law requiring ProtonVPN to start banning certain domains from being access by French users (mostly illegal sports streaming sites)

For those using ProtonVPN, is the writing on the wall?

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

(mostly illegal sports streaming sites)

This doesn't accomplish what the legislature intends. It never does. For instance, in the US, Texas in all their wisdom that can't keep an electrical grid running smooth without duct tape and bailing wire, has decided to 'ban' PornHub. It makes all the christofascist's dicks hard because in their mind, they have rooted out evil and destroyed it. (See Satanic Panic in the 80s) However, their weak, little minds cannot comprehend the fact that for every technology, there exists an equal, yet undoing technology.

Do it for the children I hear them say, and I would agree in this example, that children should not be viewing porn. A better solution would be to make parents actually parent. You brought a service into your home that can be both highly detrimental and highly beneficial, and then you turn around give it all, including a cel phone, to a very inquisitive mind uninhibited, unmonitored, and uncontrolled in any manner. You're the problem, not porn.

/end soapbox

[–] commander@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if it's the same law but they've already said they'd move countries, anywhere with laws suitable for the service

[–] coconut@programming.dev 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Would they really though? Being in Switzerland is a huge part of their brand and marketing.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The only reason it's part of their branding because Switzerland is notoriously respectful of privacy. If they stop being that then that's no longer a selling point.

[–] coconut@programming.dev 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You people are going to hate me for thid but it's not a privacy concern if they block piracy domains ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -1 points 7 months ago

It absolutely is.