SSL certs are about the encryption being used to pass https traffic. Technically under certain conditions your traffic can be intercepted easier if the certs are not squared away. The problem is there is a handful of places that hand out these certs and most are big tech outfits. So they are probibly listening in on you anyway because they know the encryption keys any dam way. The whole thing is a giant scam they attempted to setup so they could control the internet. It didn't work because REAL computer people laughed at it or rather their attempt to control it.

Basically it was the equivalence of them trying to setup a toll road. Real computer people just drove their 4x4 through the field next to the road while blowing their Dixie horn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_certificate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_authority

See big tech/governments want everyone to think they are the only ones that can be the "authority" for a cert. That way they can control everything by denying certs. I don't know who is who is this squabble and I'm not an expert, but I know plenty of people are out their fighting the good fight for internet freedom. This is just one of the battlefields.

The simple answer is to run a VPN so they can't track your real IP. You become lost in the crowd and they can't target you easily. Then if they sniff your packets they have to figure out WHICH packets belong to you etc.

I have this same problem with a torrent site. One other thing. 99% of what you do on 8kun is open to the public. They can just go sign up on the server and read all the posts themselves. So why does anyone care if they sniff your 8kun traffic? Unless you are exchanging private messages with Q via 8kun this is a giant nothing burger. Setup a VPN and exempt the SSL for that server.

The main time this stuff is truly important is when you are doing eCommerce. Having someone intercept your credit card and other personal info is bad. :)