Comment by culi
7 hours ago
Have they though? Everybody I know who grew up in China has told me its trivial to bypass restrictions with VPNs
7 hours ago
Have they though? Everybody I know who grew up in China has told me its trivial to bypass restrictions with VPNs
It’s a deliberate “pressure valve.” China tolerates access for productivity but retains a kill switch for sensitive periods: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-...
I suggest you take a look at the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall
The question is what do you win when found using VPN?
There is pretty much no risk. It’s expected you will use a VPN, you can talk about it openly in public.
Now, if you’re doing something unrelated that the administration doesn’t like, you can expect VPN use to be included in the long list of charges.
You phone and computer will be checked thoroughly using automated tools. If they didn't find any sensitive keyword, you'll be fined and recorded in the system. If they find something, a detention for at least 3 days or ... forever.
That's the standard procedure. But polices in developed areas usually treat them like antragsdelikte(no trial without a complaint).
Depending on where you are, “everybody I know who grew up in China” may not be an unbiased sample w.r.t. ideology, forthcomingness, or truth-telling.
"bypass restrictions" meaning put on a list of people to closely watch.
Apparently they use traffic analysis now so it's difficult to bypass even with VPNs.