Robert W. Gehl on Nostr: the internet sucks I use a VPN because ISPs can now monitor what we do and sell the ...
the internet sucks
I use a VPN because ISPs can now monitor what we do and sell the resulting data. Plus I've had ISPs kill media streams because they can.
But because I use a VPN, email providers, work systems, banks all act like I'm a cybercriminal. I'm lucky if I only have to deal with a CAPTCHA. Worse yet, I often get emails throttled, or my connection is simply blocked.
thanks, internet
Published at
2025-11-24 15:53:33 UTCEvent JSON
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