Can you believe this mess? Texas has become full authoritarian, blocking access to adult content as if we were in China.
Just found out they almost declared war on Pornhub for not policing viewers’ ages aggressively enough. As a result, Texans are now banned from the site, thanks to this stupid age verification law…
Since Pornhub, one of the largest adult entertainment websites, has completely shut down services in Texas, everyone is turning to VPNs. It’s our last hope.
I saw NordVPN and their discounts being mentioned in almost every post by users, so I am thinking of getting it too. It costs only 3 dollars per month, so not too bad I guess…
This should work, right?
Update: I chose Nord. r/vpn had a ‘redditoffer’ coupon. It worked and even gave me extra months.
Yes, VPNs with presence in states that aren’t blocked will work fine. I use PrivateInternetAccess.
I tried Pornhub just to see the message. Then switched my VPN to Louisiana and got a different tailored block message. Switched to Kansas, and yet another different tailored block message. The next lowest latency POP was Atlanta, and that loaded the site unblocked.
IVPN and Mullvad are highly regarded, I think Windscribe and ProtonVPN as well.
I’ve used PIA in the past and don’t recall having any significant issues, though that was before COVID.
Check out a VPN relationship map (like this) to see ties between VPN providers, corporations, and paid affiliates. They won’t give you any real dirt, but you can at least determine the shady providers from them.