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As a remark, not a criticism, such a deliberate promotion is probably illegal in the UK market, > "But Ofcom says platforms required to introduce "highly effective" methods to check user age must not host, share or permit content that encourages use of VPNs to get around age checks. The government has also told the BBC it would be illegal for platforms to do so." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn72ydj70g5o
I am a user of nextdns and okay, this is really neato team! I find this really interesting. If I may ask, what are the dns tricks, is there a blog post about what you added, I am sooo curious about what sorcery is nextdns using. Edit: I searched on ddg and there was a ghacks.net link and a alternativeto.net article and sadly ghacks was taking a long time to load and I just read the alternativeto.net article and it wa…
Both. May the mouse forever elude the cat in this game!
If you’re proxying all traffic, that’s going to get expensive and - in theory - makes you as easy to block as VPN providers. I wish you the best of luck!
VPN's are great for this. Just install the VPN, have it block access to adult sites, and have it alert me of any suspicious attempts.
It's bewildering how VPN companies have branded their technology as "anti-censorship" and "privacy-focused." VPN's are a censor's best friend.
DNS services are taking the opposite approach: they start by having a censorship feature (blocking malware, adult ads, etc), and now are adding anti-censorship options.
There's nothing about connecting to a different network, or using a different DNS provider, that is anti-censorship.
I'm a parent, and I try to keep my kids from the Internet in general, but adult parts in particular. VPN's are great for this. Just install the VPN, have it block access to adult sites, and have it alert me of any suspicious attempts. It's bewildering how VPN companies have branded their technology as "anti-censorship" and "privacy-focused." VPN's are a censor's best friend. DNS services are taking the opposite appro…
In a sense, it allows you to pick your censors, or no censors. "Anti-censorship" doesn't necessarily mean that nothing is blocked; it means you get to control what's blocked for yourself.
Additionally, intentionally aiding someone (especially a minor) in circumventing the law is very likely to not be legal, especially when legality is largely determined by a jury, and especially^2 when the facts of the case against you are the most egregious that the government can find, especially^3 when you are profiting from it. It will be something like a 12yo using your service to access something absolutely shocking, and you or someone else will be forced to read a detailed text description of it in front of a jury. This doesn't even begin to address civil liability.
I'm not saying what you are doing is 'wrong', I'm saying you should talk to a lawyer who specializes in this sort of thing before you are forced to.
I'm a parent, and I try to keep my kids from the Internet in general, but adult parts in particular. VPN's are great for this. Just install the VPN, have it block access to adult sites, and have it alert me of any suspicious attempts. It's bewildering how VPN companies have branded their technology as "anti-censorship" and "privacy-focused." VPN's are a censor's best friend. DNS services are taking the opposite appro…
Easily one of the best $20 I spend a year. Makes iOS so much more usable and I really love supporting the vision of the developers from NextDNS
Presenting government ID to random entities is literally what government ID's exist for. Paranoia about this is silly. Additionally, intentionally aiding someone (especially a minor) in circumventing the law is very likely to not be legal, especially when legality is largely determined by a jury, and especially^2 when the facts of the case against you are the most egregious that the government can find, especially^3…
Its not the showing the ID its having it potentially tied to your accounts and usage. Having your ID tied to your selfie which could be leaked.
Presenting government ID to random entities is literally what government ID's exist for. Paranoia about this is silly. Additionally, intentionally aiding someone (especially a minor) in circumventing the law is very likely to not be legal, especially when legality is largely determined by a jury, and especially^2 when the facts of the case against you are the most egregious that the government can find, especially^3…