Post #2090171
2026-05-06 15:22 UTC
Replies (3)
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@FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-06 15:58
Well they have ways to make it very hard. China, Russia, and some other countries already block VPNs. Sure it’s not 100% ironclad. But it doesn’t have to be. They want to block the big majority. If 1% finds a way around, it was still effective. There are technical ways, like DPI based blocking of the protocols. There are ways to bypass that, sure, but you lost most ppl already. Then there are social ways. Make the risk too high if you’re caught. Ppl will be afraid to try. I do not think the US, EU, Aus are close to that extreme yet. Not tryin to say this is right around the corner. But other countries already have done these things. It is possible we could see those measures in the future.
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@fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-06 16:27
Sure, but the general populace has no idea that that’s possible or how to set anything like that up.
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@Anivia@feddit.org 2026-05-07 05:09
I could surely just buy a VPS somewhere where it is allowed and then route through a VPN from there? That would also be significantly less private than using a public VPN. This method would only prevent your ISP from seeing what you do, but if someone figures out the public ip of your VPS and connects it to your identity, then you’re just as exposed as when not using a VPN at all. The big advantage of public VPNs is that you share a public IP with dozens or hundreds of other users on the same server.