Tbh, seeing a news site get blocked in Turkey last month made me look into VPNs

I was trying to read about the local elections from a hotel in Ankara, and the whole page just went blank. Honestly, it took me 30 minutes to find a decent VPN that actually worked there. Has anyone else had to do this just to get basic info while traveling?

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taylor8211d ago

My buddy got stuck in China for work and his usual news apps just stopped loading. He had to ask around the office for a VPN that could get past the local blocks. It's wild how normal it is to need a workaround for basic internet access.

the_tyler11d ago

Wait, he had to ask his coworkers for a VPN? That's the part that gets me. It's not like he could just look one up, because the sites that talk about them are probably blocked too. So you're just stuck hoping someone in the next cubicle has a secret link. That's like needing a password for the water cooler.