I tested WhatsAPP inside China yesterday (7/31) with images - and it worked. At least where I was and on that day. But a total block is IMHO just a question of time.
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Apple Pulls VPN Apps From China App Store As Russia Signs Law Banning Their Use
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I tested WhatsAPP inside China yesterday (7/31) with images - and it worked. At least where I was and on that day. But a total block is IMHO just a question of time.
Tim will deal with anyone for a profit. Like a good politician he will say anything to make you feel good. He sells and makes his devices in countries with the worst civil rights policies, and in those countries he does not have the balls to even question said policies.... pathetic really.
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Only if the IP is blocked. People can get around this. You can still get VPN to work in China. Good it's a cat and mouse game.
Aka - it's not hard to change an ip of a VPN server
or find an ip of a server that's been brought up. Takes a lot more time to ban an IP
Don't you get it? They removed the headphone port so that users can't listen to illegal content on their phones. The screen will be next
I'm quite curious about these ICMP missiles you speak of, can they be used to disable internet routers for example?
US: 11 Aircraft carriers, 900 military bases in 135 foreign countries
China: 2 Aircraft carriers, 0 military bases in 0 foreign countries
So that's 900 military bases worth of soldiers who wouldn't be able to defend the US from a direct attack.
I've seen a lot of silly and statements on MR through the years. Yours here is tops. First, I wrote standing army, not aircraft carriers. No war has been won from the air. But did you check China's location? They can cause quite a blood bath and chaos without any carriers. Why pretend China isnt dangerous and formidable? Your cherry picked selection makes it seem like China is impotent.
That's a rather dangerous precedent.
The best cure against fake news is an informed, educated, critical-thinking public.
It dilutes government control, yes.
I'm not sure what a lion does in reaction to the constitution (the US one?), but I assume your analogy's point wasn't to suggest that the Chinese, compared to the Americans, are animals?
You don't know what a lion would do to a human standing in front of it? Perhaps you should focus on your own critical thinking.
Its almost as if running one of the worlds biggest companies is complex.
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I just find it really weird of some people to hate something that should be simple: unisex bathrooms, gay rights. It's easier to not create more rules. Don't you think? What is it about trans people that scare you?
So without the protection of the government, a Chinese person would get eaten by fake news?
More on this here now..
Apple is making a terrible mistake in China - CNBC
https://apple.news/AMbuRHe_8RQOsPXBlAGUzjQ
Apple is making a terrible mistake in China - CNBC
https://apple.news/AMbuRHe_8RQOsPXBlAGUzjQ
Laws are laws, it's strange that the article seems to think Apple should be helping users to access information that China has deemed illegal. That's a slippery slope. Should Apple create Childporn.app next?
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Do you find it acceptable for such a vocal CEO that preaches freedom of values and freedom to access information and freedom to privacy in their home country, but to recognize the COMPLETE OPPOSITE in another country in which they don’t reside but still rely on for their financial success? And how do you leap from my post to an assumption that I “hate” gay rights? Finally, are you suggesting that the Chinese government is correct in that its citizens should not have access to “foreign” opinions or unlimited access to the Internet?
..and yet that somehow gives China a pass on forced abortions for female babies. You're disgusting.
A VPN and a childporn.app are not the same.. I reckon most people support VPN's but not childporn.app's
Local SIM, UNICOM. Be aware that in China different areas might have different blocks. Roaming SIM are usually unblocked.
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Your analogy is simply wrong. Firstly, VPN are not illegal in China. There are plenty of legit uses for VPN. Note also that 'some' VPN got removed. I presume that are those that offer gateways. There are apps that have no gateways, like OpenVPN, which is just a protocol. Keep also in mind that iOS has a VPN function integrated in the OS. Android too. So is very phone user a criminal in your sense?
I am not aware of any childporn app, and I doubt that there ever was one. That is totally different and I can't see the relation. Not everything is the same because it has one match somewhere.
Unlicensed, personal VPNs (which these apps were for) are illegal. Thats why they removed them.
Is every American a murder for owning a gun? Every man a rapist for having a penis? Your reasoning is flawed.