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minus-squarech1ckenlinkfedilink6•2 years agoWell… this is a bit clickbaity, vpn’s are not outlawed as the article states, but using them to do illegal things as you can imagine is obviously illegal. Shocking, i know. So I’m not really sure why “vpn bypass advice a crime” is in the headlines.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 years agoAdvicing people to use VPN or alternate DNS servers to circumvent censorship is commonplace in many countries. Shockingly not a crime in those places.
Well… this is a bit clickbaity, vpn’s are not outlawed as the article states, but using them to do illegal things as you can imagine is obviously illegal. Shocking, i know. So I’m not really sure why “vpn bypass advice a crime” is in the headlines.
Advicing people to use VPN or alternate DNS servers to circumvent censorship is commonplace in many countries. Shockingly not a crime in those places.