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Re: Tor blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use

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I wonder if they can do the same thing they're doing in Iran? Beaming down packets of internet content from satellite TV. http://wired.com/2016/04/ingenious-way-iranians-using-satell...

Probably not. That's funded by a foreign government (almost certainly the US government) as a kind of propaganda tool against Iran. I don't think anyone's interested in doing the same thing to Turkey currently.

Re: Tor blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use

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post #101

I wonder if they can do the same thing they're doing in Iran? Beaming down packets of internet content from satellite TV. http://wired.com/2016/04/ingenious-way-iranians-using-satell...

Probably not. That's funded by a foreign government (almost certainly the US government) as a kind of propaganda tool against Iran. I don't think anyone's interested in doing the same thing to Turkey currently.

I doubt it. Did you read the article? They badly _need_ funding and are having a tough time keeping it afloat. I see no evidence to suggest foreign interests at play.

Re: Tor blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use

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post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably not. That's funded by a foreign government (almost certainly the US government) as a kind of propaganda tool against Iran. I don't think anyone's interested in doing the same thing to Turkey currently.

I doubt it. Did you read the article? They badly _need_ funding and are having a tough time keeping it afloat. I see no evidence to suggest foreign interests at play.

Yes, I read the Wired article. It mentions the government funding. I'm guessing the US because it's very much the kind of project they fund.

Re: Tor blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please resist the temptation to scoot right back up to generic politics in a thread like this. We've had that discussion before on Hacker News, let's try to have a new one.

Even though there is some technical information in it, the message of the article is purely political and I don't see how one can discuss this article without going into politics.

I have to agree. This entire article is about the action of the Erogan government when they decided to block Tor, so it's a bit rich for someone to scold you over making an on-point, if perhaps controversial, comment.

How's that week of no politics working out for HN?

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