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diego_moita

A lot of people have VPNs for single temporary reasons.

* In the Bible Belt (a.k.a. Chistianstan) and some Muslim countries it is to access porn.

* In Canada and Mexico is about accessing what Netflix doesn't provide to their countries.

* In hybrid offices it is about the second job that they do remote and hidden.

They want something simple for a couple of months and then just discard it. VPNs are good for that.

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There are some states in the US that restrict access to porn?

Yes. Via the new age verification laws which require any site with a considerable amount of 18+ content to verify their users are 18+. This has passed in a few states. Leading Pornhub, and some other porn sites, to block access from those states.

The age verification laws are written pretty broadly and could be used to target a wide variety of content. Not just porn. Anything the state deems 18+ would require age verification.

These laws are facing some court challenges. If we're lucky, the laws will not survive.

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