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minus-squareSpore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down11·1 year agoNo it can not. It is needed to connect to a VPN first in order to reach the tor network from China.
minus-squarekylian0087@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoRequiring a VPN is false see https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/ Their are a few ways to bypass the firewall from tor it self. the easiest is to use snowflake.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoYou’re still using a proxy to connect to Tor. It’s technically not a VPN, but I’m also using a proxy in China myself. It’s not Tor that avoids the censorship, it’s the proxy you use to connect to Tor since Tor IS blocked
minus-squareSpore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThanks for the info. I still wouldn’t consider these as long-term solutions bc they tend to be frequently blocked and/or are really slow.
No it can not. It is needed to connect to a VPN first in order to reach the tor network from China.
Requiring a VPN is false see https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/ Their are a few ways to bypass the firewall from tor it self. the easiest is to use snowflake.
You’re still using a proxy to connect to Tor. It’s technically not a VPN, but I’m also using a proxy in China myself.
It’s not Tor that avoids the censorship, it’s the proxy you use to connect to Tor since Tor IS blocked
Thanks for the info. I still wouldn’t consider these as long-term solutions bc they tend to be frequently blocked and/or are really slow.