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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You don't have to ban VPNs. Just force everyone doing business in the US to keep logs and to comply with blocking websites via federal law (that will be dictated by the MPAA)

Boom. VPNs "banned"

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

Just use a foreign VPN (basically all trustworthy, privacy-focused VPN providers are located outside the US, e.g. Mullvad in Sweden, IVPN in Gibraltar or Proton VPN in Switzerland) and connect to an exit server outside the US

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, that's not out of the realm of possibility of things going down that way, but good luck getting that passed and then enforcing that, especially internationally.

Also, I have to wonder if there's an argument to be made about undue burden. But NAL, so dunno.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well...any VPN provider that won't comply would be blocked from doing business in the US.

[–] far_university1990@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Which you can bypass… with a vpn. Self fulfilling market offer.