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Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

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On a related note, does anyone have insight into *why* the Indonesian government is doing this?

The official word is to counter gambling. Lately the government is not really popular after some decisions that could be interpreted as authoritative, and as citizens have spoken out about it online, causing more voices to join and protests erupting..

So well, my guess is they're trying to control it.

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

#32
Blocking Twitter is a good start, now Facebook, Instagram, Whatsup and TikTok.

This is a good start but more should be blocked. Then force ISP to block ads.

Not just for Indonesia but all countries. But we still have a lot more to do to fix the web.

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

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post #27

- Tor. Pros: Reasonably user friendly and easy to get online, strong anonymity, free. Cons: a common target for censorship, not very fast, exit nodes are basically universally distrusted by websites. - Tailscale with Mullvad exit nodes. Pros: little setup but not more than installing and configuring a program, faster than Got, very versatile. Cons: deep packet inspection can probably identify your traffic is using Mu…

> 20-30$ per month minimum in hosting Typo? Wireguard-capable VPSes are available for $20-$30 per year. ( https://vpspricetracker.com/ is a good site for finding them.)

I mean multiple VPSs for redundancy. Contabo is maybe the cheapest I've seen and it's like 3$ mtl for the smallest?

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

#34

- Tor. Pros: Reasonably user friendly and easy to get online, strong anonymity, free. Cons: a common target for censorship, not very fast, exit nodes are basically universally distrusted by websites. - Tailscale with Mullvad exit nodes. Pros: little setup but not more than installing and configuring a program, faster than Got, very versatile. Cons: deep packet inspection can probably identify your traffic is using Mu…

Tor also has anti-censorship mechanisms (snowflakes, ...). Depending on how aggressive the blocking is, Tor might be the most effective solution.

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

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post #32

Blocking Twitter is a good start, now Facebook, Instagram, Whatsup and TikTok. This is a good start but more should be blocked. Then force ISP to block ads. Not just for Indonesia but all countries. But we still have a lot more to do to fix the web.

The issue with that is where do they draw the line. Next thing you know each country becomes North Korea.

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

#37

- Tor. Pros: Reasonably user friendly and easy to get online, strong anonymity, free. Cons: a common target for censorship, not very fast, exit nodes are basically universally distrusted by websites. - Tailscale with Mullvad exit nodes. Pros: little setup but not more than installing and configuring a program, faster than Got, very versatile. Cons: deep packet inspection can probably identify your traffic is using Mu…

or simply RDP into a windows VPS.

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

#39
post #18

SOCKS proxy over SSH?

Android doesn't come with system wide socks proxy support, and i couldn't find an open source app for it either. Is anyone aware of one? Nonetheless this is a surprisingly simple and bullet proof solution: SSH, that's not vpn boss, i need it for work.

For web browsing, Firefox lets you configure socks on android.

Re: Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

#40
post #24

I'm currently traveling in Uzbekistan and am surprised that wireguard as a protocol is just blocked. I use wireguard with my own server, because usually governments just block well known VPN providers and a small individual server is fine. It's the first time I've encountered where the entire protocol is just blocked. Worth checking what is blocked and how before deciding which VPN provider to use.

Wow, kinda crazy to think about a government blocking a protocol that just simply lets two computers talk securely over a tunnel.
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