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I imagine this service would appeal to people who want to remain anonymous to local law enforcement. Pornhub realises there is a huge untapped market in eg Isla

by cgh 8y ago

I imagine this service would appeal to people who want to remain anonymous to local law enforcement. Pornhub realises there is a huge untapped market in eg Islamic countries, for example. Regarding the coffee shop thing: I was walking past a place some time back and I saw a woman staring thoughtfully at her laptop. She was sitting with her back to the wall. Behind her was a glass-covered painting, allowing me to see a reflection of her laptop screen. She was browsing porn. I guess it's not that uncommon.

forapurpose 8y ago
> this service would appeal to people who want to remain anonymous to local law enforcement It doesn't make you anonymous at all. It announces: "I'm using Pornhub". > ge untapped market in eg Islamic countries Do you have any evidence of that? What's an 'Islamic country'? Is every country that you've lumped together in this category the same in regard to this issue? Is Islam even one uniform religion? > I guess it's not that uncommon. That is not evidence of frequency except in that coffee shop at that moment. I have far more evidence: In all the time I've been in coffee shops, I've never observed it.
- krageon 8y ago
  It announces "I'm using VPN", nothing more. It is unclear why you are asking these questions in the first place. What is a "Christian country"? It's a country founded on predominately christian ideals. If you thought about it, I think you can come up with some countries that definitely fall under that category. Do something similar to come to a list of countries that are predominately Muslim. While they obviously will not have identical standpoints, there is at least one that springs to mind instantly when you think "banned pornography". No, it is not one uniform religion, but thankfully that also wasn't the point.
  - forapurpose 8y ago
    > It announces "I'm using VPN", nothing more. That is false, and it's important that VPN users are not mislead about it: Anyone with visibility into your network traffic, including your employer, your ISP, and government, knows exactly the address of the VPN you are using; they will know the address belongs to Pornhub's VPN. If you want to mitigate that risk (imperfectly), use Tor. And if you try to use both Tor and a VPN, make sure you know what you are doing or you could get it very wrong. > What is a "Christian country"? It's a country founded on predominately christian ideals. Most advanced countries actively eschew support of any specific religion, are overwhelmingly secular, and are founded on Enlightenment ideals such as individual liberty (including freedom of religion), limited government, and on reason and science as opposed to religion. This isn't the Middle Ages. And certainly Christianity doesn't embrace pornography! I don't see religious leaders of any stripe advocating for it. Let's drop the absurd, hateful Christian nationalism - nationalism has a really bad track record, and is a convenient excuse to abuse and exclude others, including Muslims. For a religion founded on the compassion and love of the Gospels, it's ironic that the nationalists are the most judgmental, prejudiced, and abusive toward others - but the reality is that it's true of all nationalists. > there is at least one that springs to mind instantly when you think "banned pornography". I think of the UK, and almost every business' HR policy.

by cgh 8y ago

forapurpose 8y ago

> this service would appeal to people who want to remain anonymous to local law enforcement It doesn't make you anonymous at all. It announces: "I'm using Pornhub". > ge untapped market in eg Islamic countries Do you have any evidence of that? What's an 'Islamic country'? Is every country that you've lumped together in this category the same in regard to this issue? Is Islam even one uniform religion? > I guess it's not that uncommon. That is not evidence of frequency except in that coffee shop at that moment. I have far more evidence: In all the time I've been in coffee shops, I've never observed it.

krageon 8y ago
It announces "I'm using VPN", nothing more. It is unclear why you are asking these questions in the first place. What is a "Christian country"? It's a country founded on predominately christian ideals. If you thought about it, I think you can come up with some countries that definitely fall under that category. Do something similar to come to a list of countries that are predominately Muslim. While they obviously will not have identical standpoints, there is at least one that springs to mind instantly when you think "banned pornography". No, it is not one uniform religion, but thankfully that also wasn't the point.
- forapurpose 8y ago
  > It announces "I'm using VPN", nothing more. That is false, and it's important that VPN users are not mislead about it: Anyone with visibility into your network traffic, including your employer, your ISP, and government, knows exactly the address of the VPN you are using; they will know the address belongs to Pornhub's VPN. If you want to mitigate that risk (imperfectly), use Tor. And if you try to use both Tor and a VPN, make sure you know what you are doing or you could get it very wrong. > What is a "Christian country"? It's a country founded on predominately christian ideals. Most advanced countries actively eschew support of any specific religion, are overwhelmingly secular, and are founded on Enlightenment ideals such as individual liberty (including freedom of religion), limited government, and on reason and science as opposed to religion. This isn't the Middle Ages. And certainly Christianity doesn't embrace pornography! I don't see religious leaders of any stripe advocating for it. Let's drop the absurd, hateful Christian nationalism - nationalism has a really bad track record, and is a convenient excuse to abuse and exclude others, including Muslims. For a religion founded on the compassion and love of the Gospels, it's ironic that the nationalists are the most judgmental, prejudiced, and abusive toward others - but the reality is that it's true of all nationalists. > there is at least one that springs to mind instantly when you think "banned pornography". I think of the UK, and almost every business' HR policy.