Ironically, I have to setup an SSH socks proxy through a third region to use Google (or DuckDuckGo but not Facebook, sorry), to get through the blocking and kin

Ironically, I have to setup an SSH socks proxy through a third region to use Google (or DuckDuckGo but not Facebook, sorry), to get through the blocking and kinda protect my privacy. Sounds like a two-birds-with-one-stone solution? Frankly once you pass the stage of the trouble that you get mad to find how to specify a socks proxy in your most frequently used apps and that you have to always open a window of Firefox which override systemwide proxy settings but kills your laptop battery, you'll just reach inner peace and get used to it.