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Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain by 29athrowaway on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:22PM (#25877602)
That is already somewhat the case in China. Meaning, it is not a possible dystopian future... it is the present in some parts of the world.
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Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain by DonaldFisk on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:32PM (#25877701)
You can use a VPN in China to gain access to content blocked by the Great Firewall.
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Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain by Symbiote on Friday January 22, 2021 @07:30PM (#25878221)
Sometimes. A connection from a hotel catering to westerners to a corporate VPN in Europe or North America is probably fine.

Change either variable, to a "normal" hotel/office/home or a public VPN, and the connection can become very unreliable, if it works at all.

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Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain by foxhop on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:52PM (#25877914)
You would be surprised, very very surprised at the great firewalls capabilities, things working one day and not working the next. It's terrible.
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Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain by teddyh on Friday January 22, 2021 @08:51PM (#25878737)
“The dystopia is already here, just not evenly distributed.”

(with apologies to William Gibson)

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