schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoUS bill threatens to turn your VPN into a piracy blocklistwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down10file-text
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The American Copyright Protection Act aims to force ISPs, DNS resolvers, and VPNs to cut off access to foreign piracy sites
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·9 days agoRemember when piracy was shrinking and Netflix was cheap and had a good deal of content? Ah well, if only we can figure out what changed. I guess we’ll instead try prohibiting VPNs, when something is in demand… prohibiting it always works great with zero unintended consequences.
minus-squaretaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoWhen you only needed Netflix. Not Netflix, Hulu, Disney, HBO, Paramount, peacock, starz, apple, Amazon prime… I mean, I think most of us are fine paying for content. But, streaming has become at least as expensive as cable used to be.
Remember when piracy was shrinking and Netflix was cheap and had a good deal of content?
Ah well, if only we can figure out what changed.
I guess we’ll instead try prohibiting VPNs, when something is in demand… prohibiting it always works great with zero unintended consequences.
When you only needed Netflix. Not Netflix, Hulu, Disney, HBO, Paramount, peacock, starz, apple, Amazon prime… I mean, I think most of us are fine paying for content. But, streaming has become at least as expensive as cable used to be.