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Is it so simple? I stare at my iphone and start to wonder where I get to change my dns settings...? So I've just spent five minutes poking around and I haven'

Is it so simple? I stare at my iphone and start to wonder where I get to change my dns settings...? So I've just spent five minutes poking around and I haven't found it yet. So I've just googled it, and apparently you need 3rd-party apps to do it... Now, interestingly, I could imagine kids doing it rote if someone just tells them how to install the an access-4chan app etc. For example, a couple of years ago I watched in horror as a 10yo friend of my kids demonstrated how to download an app (not from the app store) that would create a vpn to stop the app-store from being able to connect and discovering and uninstalling all the pirated games this kid then proceeded to install for my grateful kids! And her hands flew over the screen, tapping away and typing in English, which is a language she didn't speak let alone write in! Amazing rote. And very scary to tidy up after her! So yeah, kids will probably circumvent this kind of thing even if parents can't.

fixermark 8y ago
And that's sort of the thing about these bans. They aren't about expunging content from the Internet---that's basically impossible---they're about increasing the activation energy of seeking it out (and, perhaps, making the behavior of the devices used to seek it out different enough from "common traffic" that it's a lot easier for state intelligence agencies to zero in on the participants).
milesokeefe 8y ago
>I stare at my iphone and start to wonder where I get to change my dns settings...? So I've just spent five minutes poking around and I haven't found it yet. So I've just googled it, and apparently you need 3rd-party apps to do it... Took me about 30 seconds. Settings -> Wifi -> Tap the info icon for the network you're on -> Configure DNS.
- dzhiurgis 8y ago
  WiFi - yes. For cellular net it wa completely impossible for last 10 years, until Apple finally came to its senses hence Cloudflare’s app.

fixermark 8y ago

And that's sort of the thing about these bans. They aren't about expunging content from the Internet---that's basically impossible---they're about increasing the activation energy of seeking it out (and, perhaps, making the behavior of the devices used to seek it out different enough from "common traffic" that it's a lot easier for state intelligence agencies to zero in on the participants).

milesokeefe 8y ago

>I stare at my iphone and start to wonder where I get to change my dns settings...? So I've just spent five minutes poking around and I haven't found it yet. So I've just googled it, and apparently you need 3rd-party apps to do it... Took me about 30 seconds. Settings -> Wifi -> Tap the info icon for the network you're on -> Configure DNS.

dzhiurgis 8y ago
WiFi - yes. For cellular net it wa completely impossible for last 10 years, until Apple finally came to its senses hence Cloudflare’s app.