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minus-square@wikipediasuckscoopOPlinkEnglish-12•2 days agoWikipedia unfortunately has a policy of blocking so-called open proxies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NOOPENPROXIES
minus-squareSaik0linkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-21 day agoMost of the internet blocks open proxies. They’re often times used in malicious attacks. Just blocking them isn’t suspicious at all. edit: This post is also quite old. Kind of weird that you’re necro-commenting on it…
minus-squaretb_linkEnglish5•1 month agoNot everyone knows of/has access to VPN’s. I don’t disagree with your sentiment, but I also get why they’d rather try to resolve it legally. If they succeed it will allow for much easier access for the majority of visitors.
minus-square@horse_battery_staplelinkEnglish2•1 month agoThey’ll learn quickly. The Arab Spring bore that out.
Why? VPNs exist and fuck Modi
Wikipedia unfortunately has a policy of blocking so-called open proxies.
Most of the internet blocks open proxies. They’re often times used in malicious attacks. Just blocking them isn’t suspicious at all.
edit: This post is also quite old. Kind of weird that you’re necro-commenting on it…
Not everyone knows of/has access to VPN’s.
I don’t disagree with your sentiment, but I also get why they’d rather try to resolve it legally. If they succeed it will allow for much easier access for the majority of visitors.
They’ll learn quickly. The Arab Spring bore that out.
And where are those Arab countries now?
Reading Wikipedia