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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by agos on Monday August 18, 2025 @03:58AM (#44938358)
I went to see ControlD's website to see if it was any good but the chat thingy was trying to convince me by saying "protect your connection like the Coliseum protected Rome, try ControlD's free DNS", which I guess is a way of trying something funny since I'm connecting from Italy, but it does not inspire much confidence in their protection abilities
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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by jalk on Monday August 18, 2025 @05:04AM (#44938687)
So it protects your connection by putting up a spectacle? (assuming it meant Colosseum)
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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by tecleandor on Monday August 18, 2025 @05:32AM (#44938798)
Mine (Spain) said "control your DNS like a flamenco singer" and it doesn't make sense at all. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by bluehatbrit on Monday August 18, 2025 @06:04AM (#44938983)
From the UK you get "Explore your rules like a London detective" which barely makes sense, and is an immediately makes me think it will be useless.
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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by cgriswald on Monday August 18, 2025 @06:58AM (#44939298)
US version:

“Unlock the full potential of your network with Control D's advanced filtering and security features, perfect for the land of the free.”

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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by ChoGGi on Monday August 18, 2025 @09:24AM (#44940328)
I don't even have to say my country, thanks AI:

"Explore your network's potential with Control D's advanced DNS analytics, perfect for a tech-savvy Canadian like you."

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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by dmd on Monday August 18, 2025 @07:15AM (#44939386)
It’s clearly AI generated, and badly.
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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by smt88 on Monday August 18, 2025 @07:35AM (#44939510)
Incredible that they found a way to use AI to do anti-marketing and lose customers
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Re:Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" by dmd on Monday August 18, 2025 @07:45AM (#44939568)
A remarkable number of people seem to think "let's add AI to this!" is (a) always the thing to do and (b) don't even examine the output once before having it go live (or afterwards either).
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