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That's fine. We'll just use Tor instead
They'll just block that too. Can't have a full blown dictatorship without taking away any freedom people have. Better not have a negative opinion about it either.
Holy Fuck 1984 was a warning, not a fucking manual on how to do things.
Against them evil communists!... oh the irony...
It was a warning against authoritarians. 1984 was inspired by his time conscripted into the propaganda service during world war 2 and his negative experiences with the soviets fighting alongside them in Spain. It was a warning against both fascists and authoritarian communists
Im guessing they'll make it illegal for users to try to bypass the restriction.
Hello China my old friend ....
I don't think it's illegal in China, they also don't blanket ban vpns.