China’s VPN blocking is actually very, very effective, and the vast majority of people don’t go around it.
And that’s kinda the point - the controls don’t have to be 100%, they just have to cover the majority. And for the few that do circumvent - well, that’s just one more easy crime for the authorities to charge you with if they ever feel the need.
China’s VPN blocking is actually very, very effective, and the vast majority of people don’t go around it.
And that’s kinda the point - the controls don’t have to be 100%, they just have to cover the majority. And for the few that do circumvent - well, that’s just one more easy crime for the authorities to charge you with if they ever feel the need.
That’s because there’s also a language barrier thing.
Exhibit A: My parents (born in China) are here in US and they just be using wechat all the time even without the firewall.