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1. ethan_+Ba[view] [source] 2025-07-28 04:48:40
>>mmaria+(OP)
Classic Streisand effect - attempts to restrict content access inevitably lead to widespread adoption of circumvention technologies.
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2. itake+Sb[view] [source] 2025-07-28 05:07:07
>>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.
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3. bapak+Gd[view] [source] 2025-07-28 05:32:19
>>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.
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4. voidUp+br[view] [source] 2025-07-28 07:50:13
>>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
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5. Jigsy+IL1[view] [source] 2025-07-28 17:57:59
>>voidUp+br
People in the UK generally believe that the only people who use Tor are those looking for child pornography, even though it's an anti-censorship tool.

I'd be careful if I were you. The police could use that as an excuse to raid you.

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6. bargai+wE2[view] [source] 2025-07-28 23:06:41
>>Jigsy+IL1
The police aren’t going to raid you for using Tor any more than they would for you using a VPN.
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