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What's the number on VPN purchases? 😅
I do want to see if there was 77% increase next country over
I'm sure UK citizens can find porn without having to necessarily resort to VPNs, they just left Pornhub because they're applying the laws
I can't imagine the alternative be less stretchy compared to Pornhub, not that Pornhub isn't a sketchy site in the first place
What I picture:
*Mullvad employee opens the company mailbox, and envelopes full of cash come pouring out.*
Anecdotally, ProtonVPN's servers have had a jump in usage percentage since this shit started, particularly in the Netherlands.
The figure I remember was like +1600% but now I can’t remember if I’m making that up