Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer
I’m may be dumb wrt this but i really don’t get the VPN business. Why so much advertising for VPNs in particular?<p>Looking at why someone would want to use a VPN:<p>- Protection from governments or big businesses: you probably do actual research, not listen to some ad by your favorite gamer<p>- Protection from scummy ad tracking: Most people still do some research here albeit less carefully. But again, if you’re worried about ad tracking, wouldn’t you worry about a VPN aggressively advertising themselves?<p>- Access region-locked content: Any VPN works here. This could explain some of the advertising. But still, most VPNs talk a lot about security, and only a small section on region switching. I would imagine if this was the main target audience VPN advertisements would be different.<p>Are people so gullible that they see an ad for NordVPN, think “oh shit I need to protect my security”, and then buy NordVPN, without questioning at all if it’s worth the money, if there’s an alternative, or why NordVPN advertises on XxGamerClipz? So much that NordVPN makes money off of its ads? And if so, why don’t other companies do this that could better target dumb people?