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Re:Pixiv Blocks Adult Content, but Only for US and UK Users by anigbrowl on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:11PM (#40152042)
…because… this is how we’ll get a free internet again.

X to doubt. You can do this now but it's limited to people with technical skills, and once you have figured out torrent trackers or TOR or whatever it is you're interested in, there isn't that much incentive to radically improve the tooling to make it more consumer friendly. If nothing else having it require some work insulates you from Eternal September. The less work it is, the easier it is for cops and politicians to whip up a moral panic about.

Re:Pixiv Blocks Adult Content, but Only for US and UK Users by SuperNinKenDo on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:26PM (#40152196)
You're definitely pointing out a real problem, but I will say, back in the day when Netflix didn't exist, even some of my most technically and intellectually challenged friends would figure out stuff that now seems to confuse people who present as above-average in tech literacy. The will to do somrthing, and a social network that shares information count for a lot more than people seem to think.
Re:Pixiv Blocks Adult Content, but Only for US and UK Users by SV_BubbleTime on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:35PM (#40161327)
This is double true for the effort people would put into getting porn.
Re:Pixiv Blocks Adult Content, but Only for US and UK Users by autoexec on Thursday April 25, 2024 @04:33PM (#40162650)
I agree, in the old days the barrier to access to porn and getting games installed and working inspired a lot of people to get into tech. Maybe when people have to work a little harder to get access to the media they want it will lead to a new generation of tech savvy folks and another wave of innovation.