TIL Pornhub is a Canadian-owned…What if you blocked traffic from the USA (yes, I know about VPN)

  • Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca
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    20 minutes ago

    They should add “Because of 25% tariff US viewers can’t see the last 10% of all videos.”

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    4 hours ago

    I’m pretty sure half the red states already block it.

    Instead I’d suggest a more technically involved approach of blocking the middle fifth (a 25% tariff) of the screen of videos with a large black bar that has a Canadian flag and a beaver (not that kind) on it.

    If you want to send a message it’s better to avoid a full blackout since most regular folks will just assume it’s a server outage. Make it clear it’s intentional.

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      2 hours ago

      A fifth would be 20%, if you want to block 25% then you block one fourth of the screen.

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        2 hours ago

        Aha, but a 25% tariff ends up taxing a fifth of the total value. I’ve been hit in the nads by enough fence posts in my day to dodge that trap.

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          52 minutes ago

          Oh, I know nothing about tariffs taxing… so I guess you’re right. I was just thinking arithmetics (25%=1/4) but it seems I overstepped here 😅

    • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      Not sure about the idea of having the Canadian flag layered on top of the weird shit diverse kinks available on PornHub.

      Maybe just add a picture of Trump and Musk? The importer is the one paying the tariff anyway, so it should be an US image.

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        We’re a country with extremely liberal views on speech and sexuality. I support superimposing a Canadian flag over a little person in full bondage gear humping the leg of a pregnant woman while shouting “I want to go back inside mommy”. That’s the Canada I became a citizen of.

        • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
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          Sure, but might also get layered onto a video of a dude cosplaying Uncle Sam whipping the floor.

          I don’t care about the flag’s reputation, it’s just that using our flag isn’t really beneficial in any way and they should eat the risk.

      • brax@sh.itjust.works
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        Nah, not fair to kink shame Canadians into stuff. Who decides what is “weird” and what isn’t?

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    5 hours ago

    Well they’re so conservative there already was some talk about banning PH in some states.

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      Those usually are the worst. I still remember the 90’s a (very) religious guy brings in his VCR… “Yesterday after church I was going to watch a bit of TV but the tape got stuck” We fixed it and watched a bit. I wasn’t that blue, but it was some serious porn. Around the same time a friend worked at mail distribution, Most copies of playboy went to the bible belt.

    • Reannlegge@lemmy.ca
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      4 hours ago

      I believe Florida has to use a VPN but that was because you had to give PH your ID. Pornhub said yeah no we are not tagging people at the door.