• hansolo@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      If you read the bill, heavily sponsored by the MPA, part of it is about forcing ISPs (and presumably US based VPNs) to block the DNS/URLs of “foreign criminal” sites.

      It’s laying the groundwork for a Great American Firewall.

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          1 day ago

          Viva la Mullvad. I was sick of being bullied into buying more to get a deal. It may not be the cheapest, but I love that it’s the same price across the board.

          Plus, the only way you’re going to get anything cheaper is by locking into a 1-3 year plan when you may not even need it every month.

          • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            14 hours ago

            I’m locked into ExpressVPN for a year but I was thinking about switching to Mullvad shortly. ExpessVPN isn’t bad but being in the British Virgin Islands does give me a bit of anxiety.

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              12 hours ago

              Mullvad has a lot of perks. Like I mentioned, no deals for buying yearly. Get it month by month for the same price. No account connections. You get an ID number and that’s it. That ID is your password and username. Pay with nearly anything. Crypto, card, money services, even mail in physical cash.

              There’s a lot to love about it, and it hands down has some of the fastest tunnels I’ve used. Nord was always half my internet speed no matter what I connected to. You don’t even need Google Play if you want to use it on android. It’s open source, so grab it right on F-Droid. Easily supports any OS. If you don’t want a GUI, there’s a CLI alternative, too.

              This advertisement was not paid for by Mullvad VPN.

              • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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                10 hours ago

                Thanks! Honestly the only reason I paid for yearly was because I’ve had it for like five years now and I got sick of paying $12 every month.

                Plus the one benefit I like is I paid extra for a dedicated IP (mostly used for my streamer since it has better luck with my streaming services like Prime UK; though I’m ending Prime at the end of the year)

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                  10 hours ago

                  Yeah, I canceled Prime a few years back and it hasn’t hurt me at all. You really get nothing in return, except maybe Prime Day deals and even then you can find the deals elsewhere. I’ve taken to cutting out the middleman and ordering through the product’s actual website to better support them.

                  Mullvad has been €5 since 2009. Comes to a little over $6. $12 is just highway robbery. You won’t regret the switch.

      • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        So many long games are being played now, it’s like everything is laying groundwork for something else. Would be nice for laws to just do what they do.