This Video Is Sponsored By ███ VPN

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Published 2019-10-28
I tried to write a more honest VPN commercial. The sponsor wasn't happy about it. • Get ██ days of ███ VPN free at ██████.com/honest

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All Comments (21)
  • @TomScottGo
    I'd like to thank all the team at ██████ VPN for ████████████. (The opening speech isn't about a real person, by the way; it was just the worst possible segue I could think of.)
  • @joen0411
    VPN also prevents bear attacks. I’ve been using VPN for the last 5 years and haven’t been attacked by any bears.
  • @bazil4146
    Calling AES “military grade encryption” is like calling oxygen “military grade air.” It’s not totally wrong, it’s just that everyone is breathing that same air
  • “Hiding your sexuality from college administrators” is such an oddly specific example.
  • @o-hogameplay185
    "Military grade" is like when you make a sci-fi movie, and can not explain how things works, so you just throw words like "quantum", or "nano tech"
  • @DanielDatic
    Lots of people saying that this video aged poorly because Tom now is sponsored by a VPN company, but did it really age poorly? In this old video, Tom is clearing up some of the "false" claims that VPN companies make and talks about how he dislikes ads that lie or mislead - he himself did not use any of these claims in his new video where he is sponsored by a VPN company. In the new video, he literally says that he is using a VPN because he is traveling a lot and away from home, which automatically makes websites show up in dutch, and prices in Euros. He also said that he could not access a UK government site without the VPN. I don't think this aged poorly. I think he is sticking to his principles and did an honest VPN advert.
  • @Xnoob545
    The military grade encryption part reminds me of one of his linguistics videos Saying your VPN uses military grade encryption is like saying your tomatoes are 100% vegan
  • @Dudotskiiiiii
    If a company actually agreed to that advertisement I would actually be interested in getting their service.
  • @DeviousWizard
    "Military grade encryption" is essentially the same as "Surgical grade steel" a buzzword used to sell you things
  • @itzkingcringe
    I like how when Tom got sponsored by a VPN he only stated the benefits he said in this video and not the bs
  • I think one inclusion that's worth mentioning is that a VPN might hide your identity and stop tracking etc but the second you login to a website like Google, facebook, then all of that goes out the window. Too many people think a VPN gives them privacy and then stroll around the Internet logged in to their google account, linked to their facebook account, linked to their steam account....
  • @SollowP
    Coming from someone working in the military; military grade is "lowest bidder that gets the job done"
  • @spudhead169
    "My VPN company doesn't keep logs." "How do you know?" "Well they said so." "Uh huh!"
  • @fireblade696
    Guys he didn’t change his mind. He didn’t use any of the lying talking points in his video
  • @teggyegg
    For some reason I feel like buying a ton of flowers.
  • @aBroadMeadow
    Turning down a deal like that tells a lot about your character. I’ll remember that.
  • @Chrixiam1998
    Who else is here after the most recent video where he got sponsored by NordVPN?