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They do not. But it is pretty pointless I would guess: probably most of the domains this tries to visit will be blocked.
by Gathering6678 12d ago
They do not. But it is pretty pointless I would guess: probably most of the domains this tries to visit will be blocked.
- mitxela 12d agoDocumenting that fact is the point.
- Gathering6678 12d agoIn China's case, it is a very well known and documented fact that heavy censorship is present. Of course if one thinks additional knowledge on that is useful enough to solicit wide user participation, that is certainly one way of thinking.
- trombuance 12d ago[dead]
- mitxela 12d agoCensor lists can be slightly different on different networks. Also the exact addresses that are censored changes over time. The probe collects this data. "Everyone knows it's censored" is not data. There is a good chance that someone else on your network ran the probe recently though, if that's what you mean by your excuse.
- mitxela 12d agoThe probe also collects data like the exact mechanism of censorship, the IP or domain it redirects to if applicable, the DNS server to detect if DNS has been redirected, and so on.