Three courts have now split the same question the same way — what you do with a file may be fair use, but how you got it, and whether you handed it on, is the liability. That makes transport the whole question, and it is the most flattering thing that has ever happened to Usenet architecture.
The honest case for and against. Encrypted NNTP already does the job most people buy a VPN to do — so what is the VPN actually for?
"Accepts Bitcoin" tells you nothing on its own. The processor behind the checkout decides whether you stayed anonymous or just handed your ID to BitPay.
SSL alone is not a privacy strategy. Where your setup actually leaks metadata in 2026 — and what is worth fixing.