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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

China doesn’t even really allow VPNs at all, yet some people can still go over the wall.

If it’s just “age restriction”, I’m sure there will suddenly be a lot of grandpa/grandmas buying VPNs¹

¹When China tried to restrict online video games, kids just used their grandparents IDs for verification lmfao

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timwa@lemmy.snowgoons.ro ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
China’s VPN blocking is actually very, very effective, and the vast majority of people don’t go around it.

And that’s kinda the point - the controls don’t have to be 100%, they just have to cover the majority. And for the few that do circumvent - well, that’s just one more easy crime for the authorities to charge you with if they ever feel the need.

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- DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  the vast majority of people don’t go around it
  
  That’s also a language barrier thing.
  
  Exhibit A: My parents are in US and they just be using wechat all the time even without the firewall.
  
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