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.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
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.