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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•1 year agoNot just YouTube. Now I have to say I’m not a robot when searching from my phone because I dare use a VPN that’s not theirs.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThis is because scammers and criminals often use VPNs. They actually should be doing that.
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoThere are many legitimate uses of VPN such as protecting your privacy from private interests and bypassing censorship. That’s collective punishment.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoYou know what else spammers and criminals often do? Breathe. We need to make that more difficult.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoStraight to slippery slope fallacy. Cute.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWhat’s scammy or criminal about doing a Google search?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIt’s probably part of their DDOS protection.
Not just YouTube. Now I have to say I’m not a robot when searching from my phone because I dare use a VPN that’s not theirs.
This is because scammers and criminals often use VPNs. They actually should be doing that.
There are many legitimate uses of VPN such as protecting your privacy from private interests and bypassing censorship. That’s collective punishment.
You know what else spammers and criminals often do? Breathe. We need to make that more difficult.
Straight to slippery slope fallacy. Cute.
What’s scammy or criminal about doing a Google search?
It’s probably part of their DDOS protection.