Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

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reisse ◴[28 Aug 25 18:30 UTC] No.45055399[source]▶

You've come to a wrong place to ask. Most people here (judging by recommendations of own VPN instances, Tor, Tailscale/other Wireguard-based VPNs, and Mullvad) don't have any experience with censorship circumvention.

Just look for any VPNs that are advertised specifically for China, Russia, or Iran. These are the cutting edge tech, they may not be so privacy-friendly as Mullvad, but they will certainly work.

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Hizonner ◴[28 Aug 25 19:38 UTC] No.45056181[source]▶

>>45055399 #

Hmm. People who recommend widely used approaches, and well-known, well-established providers, "don't have any experience with cenorship circumvention".

So the solution is no-name providers using random ad-hoc hackery, chosen according to a criterion more or less custom designed to lead you into watering hole attacks.

Right.

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reisse ◴[28 Aug 25 19:56 UTC] No.45056354[source]▶

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None of the things I listed are "widely used approaches, and well-known, well-established providers" in the parts of the world where it does matter.

Yeah, maybe V* and derivatives are random ad-hoc hackery, but they also are the well-known standard now.

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Hizonner ◴[28 Aug 25 20:14 UTC] No.45056554[source]▶

>>45056354 #

> Yeah, maybe V* and derivatives are random ad-hoc hackery, but they also are the well-known standard now.

A lot of people use Telegram and think it's private, too.

What about the part about choosing your VPN provider in the way most likely to get you an untrustworthy one who's after you personally?

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