>>ethan_+Ba
seems to be working in China. While many Chinese use VPN software, many don't bother with the friction and are fine just using rednote and friends.
>>itake+Sb
Leaving the complexity of attempting to circumvent the great firewall aside, VPN isn't free. Not many are willing to drop £60+/year just to avoid identifying yourself on PH. Easier to find a website that doesn't enforce it.
>>bapak+Gd
In the UK case, TOR seems to happily get around these restrictions for free (I gave it a quick check yesterday). I'd imagine that there might be some kind of crackdown on TOR exit nodes in the future though