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miohtama • yesterday at 4:48 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Not exactly a democratic country, but came across these instructions what to do in China when police has detected a VPN in your household, or you have posted something

https://x.com/hongguabg/status/2114213232454082869?s=20

We have some flexibility with freedom left, and let’s keep it that way.


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cowlevel • yesterday at 5:07 PM

If the US state regime would benefit from blocking VPNs, they'd do it in a heartbeat. They just don't need to yet.

That link you just posted is blocked for me because I don't have an X account. Here's an unblocker redirector - suspiciously like a HTTP VPN: https://xxcancel.com/hongguabg/status/2114213232454082869?s=...

The process that's described (appear cooperative but deny everything) is the same thing you should do in the US if the police come to your door and accuse you of drug possession. Every country does this violation of freedom, they just use different excuses.

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thaumasiotes • yesterday at 7:32 PM

> 去了之后,态度好一点,姿态低一点,开口说:“领导,不好意思,给你添麻烦了。”

Is 领导 not an incredibly subservient way to address someone? How do people normally address police officers in China?