Apple iOS now requires age verification to access websites it deems 18+. Not even using another browser like Firefox works, it’s blocked at the OS level.

I was putting off switching to Graphene or e/os until prices improve, but looks like my hand is forced.

Edit: VPN doesn’t even work because Apple knows your GPS location. I haven’t tried location spoofing yet because that’s a bit more annoying to setup.

  • Zarobi@aussie.zoneOP
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    1 day ago

    VPN with custom DNS didn’t work. Firefox didn’t work either. It was an OS level A.I. block or something.

    GPS spoofing might work, but I can’t be bothered trying right now

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      20 hours ago

      Also a little bit annoying to setup but, what about an ssh tunnel using a SOCKS proxy? Although, I don’t know if it’s possible to do it on iOS, I’ve done it on macOS to bypass my university’s blocked websites

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        23 hours ago

        gemini:// and gopher:// browsers work I suppose… but they’re not really typical web browsers haha. I tried a bunch but they are all blocked. Brave, Vivaldi, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, DDG. Nothing would let it through. Firefox said an interesting error message though.

        The URL was blocked by a content filter: WebKitErrorDomain

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        23 hours ago

        On ios there are no “diferente browsers”. They are safari in a trenchcoat, because apple doesn’t allow other browser engines.