meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 months agoRussia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024www.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down15 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkRussia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024www.reuters.commeiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square42fedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareSpore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down10·9 months agoNo it can not. It is needed to connect to a VPN first in order to reach the tor network from China.
minus-squarekylian0087@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoRequiring a VPN is false see https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/ Their are a few ways to bypass the firewall from tor it self. the easiest is to use snowflake.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoYou’re still using a proxy to connect to Tor. It’s technically not a VPN, but I’m also using a proxy in China myself. It’s not Tor that avoids the censorship, it’s the proxy you use to connect to Tor since Tor IS blocked
minus-squareSpore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoThanks for the info. I still wouldn’t consider these as long-term solutions bc they tend to be frequently blocked and/or are really slow.
No it can not. It is needed to connect to a VPN first in order to reach the tor network from China.
Requiring a VPN is false see https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/ Their are a few ways to bypass the firewall from tor it self. the easiest is to use snowflake.
You’re still using a proxy to connect to Tor. It’s technically not a VPN, but I’m also using a proxy in China myself.
It’s not Tor that avoids the censorship, it’s the proxy you use to connect to Tor since Tor IS blocked
Thanks for the info. I still wouldn’t consider these as long-term solutions bc they tend to be frequently blocked and/or are really slow.