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Is China Finally Legalizing the Great Firewall?
China seems to be changing its tune in how it recognizes the Great Firewall. Over the past few months, several events indicate that China is publicly moving towards legalizing the Great Firewall – both through their efforts to promote Internet Sovereignty and attempts to stop the use of proxies.
February 7, 2016
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Our Commitment to China
The quest for a free and open Internet is a never-ending fight in modern China. The Great Firewall has been tenacious and active against VPN providers in recent months, becoming more aggressive than ever as internal tensions have put the Chinese government on edge about controlling the flow of information into their country.
February 14, 2019
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Russia’s War on Information
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the leadership in Russia has been actively manipulating the flow of information in and out of the nation. Media restrictions have tightened with the Russian people becoming misinformed by fake news and extreme down-playing of current events.
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School Hacks for Students: How to Bypass School Wi-Fi Restrictions
A new school year is upon us! As a student you can spend a lot of time online researching for class assignments and projects, catching up with friends, or killing some downtime with social networks and online streaming.
October 2, 2018
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Self-Censorship in China Continues, Extends to Mobile Apps
We already know about censorship and propaganda pandemonium in China. The Great Firewall of China prohibits users from browsing the Internet freely, the 50c-party fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction[1] and the Internet police (wang-luo-guan-li-yuan) removes harsh criticisms about the Chinese government.
July 10, 2016
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Some Providers Use Weak 1024-bit Keys – VyprVPN Explains Why Its Strong Keys Matter
Recently in the news, Tech In Asia reported that VPN providers ExpressVPN and Astrill have been using Certificate Authority (CA) certificates generated from 1024-bit keys. As far back as 2003, 1024-bit keys were projected to be crackable by 2010, and current research estimates that 1024-bit keys can be brute-forced today by the resources available to nation-state actors.
January 25, 2016
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The European Union Proposes a Censorship Directive Disguised as Copyright Protection
The future of the Internet in Europe and beyond has taken an interesting twist. Under the latest reform agreed upon by the EU, Google and Facebook will be forced to share revenue with content providers and to remove copyright-protected content on both YouTube or Instagram.
February 24, 2019
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The Future of Our Fight Against Chinese Censorship
The recent efforts by the Chinese government to tighten control of the flow of information available into their country has motivated us to step up our own efforts so that we can better meet the challenge of circumventing their internet censorship attempts with innovative technology and by expanding the availability of VyprVPN on to as many platforms as possible.
April 7, 2019
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The Great Firewall of…Thailand?
News broke yesterday that the Thai government is planning to control the country’s Internet with a system that closely resembles the Great Firewall of China. The Thai government is planning to set up a “single gateway Internet” that would allow them to control all information going in and out of the country.
September 24, 2015
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How To Unblock WhatsApp Calling and YouTube in Turkey
Strict regulations in Turkey make it difficult to use WhatsApp or view the latest news and videos on YouTube. You can bypass censorship by using a VPN, allowing you to call anyone using WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, or other chat/call services.
September 20, 2018
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US Senators Demand Answers on Apple Censorship in China
Senators Ted Cruz and Patrick Leahy pose several questions to Cook and Apple about their actions in China which – as we previously mentioned when we partnered with Greatfire.org and penned our own letter to Tim Cook over a month ago – are setting censorious precedents in a country already notorious for Internet restrictions.
October 22, 2017
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US Expresses Trade Concerns About China’s Cybersecurity Laws
In advance of the onset of China’s latest (and strictest) Internet regulations yet, the United States is expressing concern. These new restrictions, set to go into effect on March 31, 2018, put forth new guidelines on the use of VPN services and Internet access.
March 5, 2018
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VPNs Illegal in China? Bad News for Business
The Internet is abuzz with news that VPNs, or virtual private networks, are now illegal in China. While there’s much alarm that the latest crackdown severely restricts Internet freedoms and increases censorship, the new regulations also have implications for businesses operating in and outside of China.
February 2, 2017
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VyprVPN Bypasses Latest China VPN Blocks
China began aggressively blocking VPN providers again, starting around 11am UTC today. Chinese customers were blocked from several of our sites for 3 or so hours, but we rolled out workarounds that restored access for users in China to most of our worldwide locations.
August 17, 2017
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VyprVPN and Greatfire.org to Host reddit AMA on Internet Censorship in China, Apple’s Participation
Concerned about censorship in China? Alarmed that big companies such as Apple are not only complying with censorious demands, but not providing transparency into their actions? We certainly are, which is why we – along with our friends over at Greatfire.org – are hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on reddit on Thursday, September 14!
September 12, 2017
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VyprVPN Servers in Hong Kong: Why We’re Leaving Them In Place
China continues to tighten its grip on the internet, with the introduction of a new National Security Law for Hong Kong in late June. The law is broad and encompassing and allows authorities to operate without any transparency creating massive concerns for human rights, with groups including the United Nations human rights council and Amnesty International ringing alarm bells.
August 26, 2020
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VyprVPN Remains Accessible In Latest Round of OpenVPN Blocking in China
China started blocking the OpenVPN protocol again today, in their latest round of VPN-related blocking. VyprVPN users connecting out of China can switch to any other VyprVPN protocol to successfully connect, and we recommend switching to our proprietary Chameleon protocol which effectively defeats VPN blocking in China and around the world.
February 1, 2018
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VyprVPN Up and Running Again In China, Despite Aggressive VPN Blocking by Government
The Chinese government has been aggressively blocking multiple VPN providers, both foreign and domestic, from operating within the country over the past 48 hours. We wanted to let our VyprVPN users know we’ve found workarounds to these blocks, and VyprVPN is 100% back up and running in China at this time.
July 17, 2017