So im what you may call a noob to piracy, and im still learning the ropes, so im starting with direct downloads. Porn in my area usually needs very personal info to even watch in my area, which i do not feel ok giving to a 18+ site.
So how can I download porn, hentai, Japanese porn, and such media safely or atleast watch it without needing some very personal info like a id or image of myself? Ive looked over the megathread, but im not sure where to start or what sites work for my needs.
If you’re wondering, I’m 20, and yes i have a problem.
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Use sites that don’t care about age laws. Plenty of niche ones out there.
But admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, proud of you.
As others have mentioned, video downloaders works. Personally, I would either use a VPN or proxy. I don’t have this problem in my state but when I traveled through Oklahoma I just used a VPN and it worked just fine.
The problem with downloading porn, I learned many moons ago before “tube” websites made it so accessible, is that unless you constantly hunt for new stuff it’s a waste of space as porn doesn’t have a ton of rewatch value (for me at least). So you amass a collection and then the collection gets boring after some watches/views.
If you happen to use a DNS-based ad blocking/security service such as NextDNS, ControlD, or whatever you can also often just have your DNS queries route out of another region. Doing that can get you around some regional stuff because you’ll get service URL’s and IP’s back from DNS for that other region, so you can skip the VPN and still get what you’re looking for. But that’s most useful for things like getting UK shows in your Netflix TV app. For your use case I would just VPN.
That said, if you’re set on downloading your porn, yt-dlp is the gold standard for ripping video off of the Internet. I haven’t tried it myself, but a cursory search seems to confirm that it’ll work with sites like PornHub (it’s apparently hit or miss depending on the site). You might still need a VPN for the content to not be blocked though.
There are still sites out there that allow free downloads. Just make sure you have good antivirus protection and a VPN, and stick to only sites that you trust.
A reputable VPN like Mullvad or Proton combined with youtube-dl can pull from some sites but it is pretty hit or miss.
youtube-dl has since been superseded by yt-dlp
A VPN would probably be your best bet, and watching porn is fine. Idk what the other dude is fussing about
Easiest level is using an online video downloader, search for a website that can download from the preferred video provider, paste the URL in the downloader page and download directly through the browser.
I am one of those people to recommend you not do that (I don’t watch that stuff anymore, as that just traumatized me).
OP wasn’t asking for an opinion on whether they should or not.
