TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoGoogle admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block userswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square279fedilinkarrow-up11.27Karrow-down145
arrow-up11.22Karrow-down1external-linkGoogle admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block userswww.theregister.comTangledHyphae@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square279fedilink
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down33·8 months agoThis is because scammers and criminals often use VPNs. They actually should be doing that.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoThere are many legitimate uses of VPN such as protecting your privacy from private interests and bypassing censorship. That’s collective punishment.
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·8 months agoWhat’s scammy or criminal about doing a Google search?
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s probably part of their DDOS protection.
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·8 months agoYou know what else spammers and criminals often do? Breathe. We need to make that more difficult.
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoStraight to slippery slope fallacy. Cute.
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.
What’s scammy or criminal about doing a Google search?
It’s probably part of their DDOS protection.
You know what else spammers and criminals often do? Breathe. We need to make that more difficult.
Straight to slippery slope fallacy. Cute.