Tokyo University Used "Tiananmen Square" Keyword to Block Chinese Admissions

Re:Tokyo University Used "Tiananmen Square" Keyword to Block... by maeil on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:17AM (#42356499)

To my knowledge, as much as this tactic is made fun of, it does work to prevent the page from being accessible from China without a solid VPN. Is there anyone with enough experience in China to confirm or deny this?

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Re:Tokyo University Used "Tiananmen Square" Keyword to Block... by beretguy on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:24AM (#42356525)

Wait... so I can put it on my website to prevent traffic from China?

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Re:Tokyo University Used "Tiananmen Square" Keyword to Block... by maeil on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:22AM (#42356733)

To my understanding, as long as they're not using a VPN, yes. Now as another commenter pointed, if it's a website that the GFW blocks already anyway (e.g. Reddit), there's no point. So first thing to do would be to check if the GFW blocks your website.

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Re:Tokyo University Used "Tiananmen Square" Keyword to Block... by yorwba on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:11AM (#42356925)

Checking whether the GFW blocks the website in question demonstrates that it remains accessible despite the keyword injection: https://blocky.greatfire.org/detail/684702/https%3A%2F%2Fwww...

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Re:Tokyo University Used "Tiananmen Square" Keyword to Block... by maeil on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:21AM (#42357301)

That only shows today, and the keyword has already been removed for a while.

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