Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'weaponised'

Re:Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'we... by gabeio on Thursday March 13, 2025 @11:31AM (#43354343)

> VPNs would not make sense if the actual ISP if blocking you.

Unless they are outright blocking your entire connection. That is precisely why one would use a vpn. A vpn most definitely can help get around blocking key words.

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Re:Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'we... by tryauuum on Thursday March 13, 2025 @05:22PM (#43357343)

you can't solve political issues with technological solutions. Sure you can use VPN, but they always can block more. As the last resort they will have a whitelist of government-approved IPs you can connect to

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Re:Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'we... by gabeio on Thursday March 13, 2025 @05:39PM (#43357464)

> you can't solve political issues with technological solutions. Sure you can use VPN, but they always can block more. As the last resort they will have a whitelist of government-approved IPs you can connect to

You are in a thread specifically talking about blocking swaths of the internet because of football games.

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