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RANT: I hate the fact that my ISP can restrict access to certain sites (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by ad_on_is@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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How can it possibly be, that an ISP, which I'm paying for gets to decid, which sites I'm allowed to have access to, and which not?

All the torrenting sites are restricted. I know, I can use VPN, and such... but I want to do it because of my privacy concerns and not because of some higher-up decided to bend over for the lobbying industry.

While on the other hand, if there's a data breach of a legit big-corp website (looking at you FB), I'm still able to access it, they get fined with a fraction of their revenue, and I'm still left empty-handed. What a hipocracy!!

What comes next? Are they gonna restrict me from using lemmy too, bc some lobbyist doesn't like the fact that it's a decentralized system which they have no control over?

Rant, over!

I didn't even know that my router was using my ISPs DNS, and that I can just ditch it, even though I'm running AdGuard (selfhosted)

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[-] lambalicious 9 points 10 months ago

Switch over to an ISP that doesn't do that. Leave record with your country's customer protection service and/or open press / open culture office that's why you did it. There. Done.

[-] seitanic 11 points 10 months ago

Lots of people come have a choice in who their ISP is. I don't. For my area, there's one provider. If I want to change that, I have to move.

[-] lambalicious 1 points 10 months ago

A fair point.

Still, in this case you should direct your issue to your country's consumer protection and culture protection services. Since they are essentially charging you for an incomplete service.

Of course, there's other measures that one can take by themself to route around the issue, such as using a VPN. But they don't deal with the real issue at hand that is what the thread title says: that the ISP is doing something that it shoudn't.

[-] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

It sounds like you're not from the US. Our consumer protection services ara a joke. You're more likely to solve the problem by yelling into a pillow than complaining to US consumer protection.

[-] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 5 points 10 months ago

You're more likely to solve the problem by yelling into a pillow

You mean the Casper Original Pillow I'm buying with Klarna for 4 easy payments of $39.95 at 29.99% interest?

I hear they're partnering with Amazon on a new version that has a tiny Alexa speaker in it that will whisper ads in your ear while you're sleeping unless you pay them $15 to turn it off. It's called the Casper Pillow Talk with Special Offers.

Yelling: ALEXA! HOW CAN I GET CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE UNITED STATES?

Casper Pillow Talk with Special Offers: I'm sorry, I don't understand. By the way, did you know that Amazon Pharmacy is now selling antidepressants at a discounted price? To order, just say "Add Xanax to my next drone delivery". To receive the discount, say "I waive my right to sue Amazon via the justice system and agree to private corporate arbitration until the end of time!"