Please don’t support the terrible Rowling

*if you do want to watch the new series but not support Rowling

Get a (good) VPN like Proton + Tor for example and just download them via torrents or something   

It's okay

@stux

I would avoid Proton since they're in the USA, but overall, I would agree with your message.

@Linux They are in swizz i believe

@stux

Check their TOS (terms of services). You will see they cite only two countries: Switzerland and the United States.

They fall under U.S. Justification, but their TOS tries to claim they're primarily Switzerland.

@Linux @stux Where do you think it says they fall under US jurisdiction? The places I see the US mentioned is where they have registered trademarks in the US and says consumer users in the US agree to binding arbitration and a class action waiver unless they opt out within the first 30 days of agreeing to the terms of service

@trebach @Linux @stux

Proton is problematic due to cooperating with the FBI. Did they resist? Yeah, sure. Could they have resisted a lot more and in more public ways? Definitely.

Plus the owner is allegedly a racist bigoted POS. Proton might shield similarly-minded users, but anyone else, caveat utilitor.

https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/proton-mail-fbi-stop-cop-city-payment-data-2026/

Proton Mail Handed FBI Data That Unmasked Stop Cop City Protester - State of Surveillance

Privacy-focused email provider Proton gave Swiss authorities payment data that reached the FBI, identifying an anonymous activist. The person was arrested for trespassing. Here's what happened and how to avoid the same trap.

@jakebrake @trebach @Linux @stux 2/2 Of course, in the past there was a lack of transparency in some areas regarding the anonymity of us. However, one should also consider whether, if anonymity is the goal, it might be wiser to use a VPN or Proton Mail’s Onion site.