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Re:Uganda Bans VPNs to Prevent Users from Dodging Its New So... by LinuxBender on Friday July 06, 2018 @12:20PM (#17472649)
Probably more like silicon valley. Bluecoat vars have been known to sell equipment to sanctioned countries and those that violate human rights.
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Re:Uganda Bans VPNs to Prevent Users from Dodging Its New So... by tiatia123 on Friday July 06, 2018 @12:34PM (#17472787)
https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-plans-its-own-sanitized-inter...
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Re:Uganda Bans VPNs to Prevent Users from Dodging Its New So... by detaro on Friday July 06, 2018 @01:21PM (#17473251)
Sure, but Iran is under embargo from the west. Uganda is not, and thus can freely buy censorship tech on the open market.
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