SuperGrok) Do I need to bypass adult sites if I use Starlink?

Yep, to cut to the chase, Starlink still blocks adult sites (porn). You can't access them directly without a workaround (VPN).

Why?

Starlink's Korean service follows KCC (Korea Communications Commission) regulations 100%.

When SpaceX launched in Korea in April 2025, they signed an agreement with the KCC and committed to fulfilling the obligation to block illegal/harmful information in accordance with the 'Act on Telecommunications Business' and the 'Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection'.

In other words, Starlink Korea plans are subject to the same SNIP (Adult Site Blocking System) as KT, SK, and LG Uplus.

In fact, according to tests by actual Starlink Korea users (May-November 2025):

Major adult sites like Pornhub, Xvideos, Xnxx were all blocked with a 'Blocked as illegal/harmful site' message.

Overseas paid sites like OnlyFans and Fansly couldn't be joined with Korean payment methods, and video playback was blocked even if you got in.

Searching for 'Starlink Korea adult sites' on Reddit and Discord yields hundreds of reviews, all concluding 'it doesn't work without a VPN'.

The only situation where Starlink bypasses blocking:

When using the Mobile-Regional / Mobile-Global (Roam) plan and you are actually outside of Korean territory (e.g., in Japan, the US, Southeast Asia).

While you're within Korean territory, Korean law applies regardless of satellite location. (Ground stations are in Incheon and Busan).

So, there are only two realistic options:

Keep using a VPN as usual → Starlink has low latency, so speed loss with a VPN is minimal (NordVPN, Surfshark, Mullvad recommended).

Buy Starlink hardware, switch to the Mobile-Global plan (around 200,000 KRW/month) for 550,000 KRW, and use it when you're actually abroad (not really practical...)

Conclusion: As long as you're on Korean soil, Starlink won't open adult sites without a VPN. Period.

So, while we're at it, why is Korea the only democratic country in the world blocking adult sites?

Question: Basically, all democratic countries don't block adult sites, so why is Korea the only one blocking them?

Honestly, the reasons why Korea, despite being a 'developed democratic country' that's practically unique, strongly blocks adult sites at a national level are as follows:

Compared to other democratic countries:

Japan: Completely free (as long as there's mosaic OK)

Germany, Netherlands, Sweden: No national blocking at all. Adult verification is enough.

US: Due to the First Amendment, any government blocking is immediately unconstitutional.

Australia, UK: Tried blocking at one point but pretty much gave up due to backlash from civic groups and ISPs.

Canada, France, Italy, etc., are similar.

As a result, Korea is the only G7/OECD country still maintaining national DNS+SNIP blocking as of 2025. There's even a joke that it's blocked more strictly than North Korea (since North Korea has no internet at all...).

So, many Koreans are angry, saying 'What is this, being a democracy?', but politically, the structure where 'vote-grabbing populism + strong women/conservative coalition' keeps winning means there's no sign of change.

For it to truly change, either the voter turnout of men in their 20s and 30s needs to explode, or the Constitutional Court needs to make an unconstitutional ruling, but both seem far off... ㅠ

Seems like 99.9% accurate lol

Grok is the best now, not ChatGPT / Gemini anymore.