I’m asking because I just had to verify my age thanks to YouTube requiring me to watch a video that was age restricted.

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    But don’t you still have to pass various websites’ internal checks in order to access their protected NSFW content?

    A VPN far as I know is useful for avoiding regional restrictions when it comes to content viewing.

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      No. Just exit to a country/state that doesn’t require age checks. Porn sites are not wasting any more effort than they have to checking IDs in places that don’t require it

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        Yes, but I’m not just talking about porn, and I do think some sites enforce age checks regardless of local or international law.

        But… that’s just an impression, and I haven’t done anything remotely like a full test, so far.

        (see the sibling comment)

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      Depends on how the site implements things. Age verification can be regardless of region, or it can just be for specific regions. This holds true for pretty much any feature.