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Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st (www.techdirt.com)
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Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st::Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other red U.S. states. You have an age verification proposal that is similar…

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What is this default DNS you are speaking of? I am curious about how you imagine DNS operating. I suppose you mean that people should switch DNS servers from those hosted by their local ISPs?

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, the default is the one from the ISP and thats the one governments interfering with.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just tampering with DNS requests to block web sites is just the tip of the iceberg.

Intercepting DNS requests on port 53 at the ISP level is trivial, so you need to take a few more steps like using DNS over TLS or HTTPS. While still not foolproof, it's better than raw-dogging all of your DNS queries.

Using a trusted VPN or Tor is also an option, but that is a pain IMHO.