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In countries like this, are people even trying to rely on "white" Internet? In places like Belarus, certainly not. Many people just simply use ToR as their main
by anovikov 5y ago
In countries like this, are people even trying to rely on "white" Internet? In places like Belarus, certainly not. Many people just simply use ToR as their main browser.
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoBelarus is among the repressive countries that have not made it too difficult to get around censorship. Sure, sites get blocked, but you can fire up Tor or create a proxy with ssh -D and you are good. Unfortunately, Nigeria (like several other countries in the region) is interested in the Chinese approach to filtering. The Great Firewall has been able to block Tor and SSH workarounds for many years now. So, the outlook is grim.
- anovikov 5y agoBut everyone in China is using free internet at will, or are you joking? It's hardly possible to block it for people who actually want to access.
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoNo, they aren’t. Foreigners in China often get around the Great Firewall through foreigner-specific SIM cards or VPNs. A tiny, tiny amount of locals is able and interested in avoiding the Great Firewall. But for the vast majority of Chinese, the Great Firewall is never overcome; few even feel motivation to evade censorship. Compare that to a situation like Belarus where nearly every computer-literate person is aware of what to do.