NONE@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoThe Top 3 Apps in my Country (Venezuela) are all VPNs...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1309file-text
arrow-up1309imageThe Top 3 Apps in my Country (Venezuela) are all VPNs...lemmy.worldNONE@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
More than “mildly infuriating”, this is deeply depressing. (And seeing TikTok two times there don’t make things better…)
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoI wonder if people know why they are downloading and using a VPN. Especially when you’re talking about the more sketchy ones.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 day agoTo avoid region locking. Anything else regarding security is just bogus talk they trying sell you.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoConsidering that there is a ton of censorship there I think they definitely know why.
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoSource? It’s my understanding the issue isn’t Venezuelan officials censoring, so much as other countries blocking access from Venezuelan users.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoIt is very likely Venezuela censoring.
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoWhat are you basing this assumption on?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoReports on the Venezuela government
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoLink? Let’s see this state dept propaganda firsthand.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-213 hours agohttps://rsf.org/en/index https://freedomhouse.org/explore-the-map?type=fiw&year=2024 I don’t think anyone actually cares about Venezuela all that much. It is such a small country that it probably isn’t even on the radar of the majority of websites.
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoThey care enough to impose illegal sanctions and attempt multiple coups.
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoSuperficially, maybe. But not in depth, like knowing what a VPN actually does and such.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoI wonder how much of that ‘education’ is from ads and influencers constantly pushing VPNs. LOL
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoWell, you know, no one hears about VPNs in school, so…
I wonder if people know why they are downloading and using a VPN. Especially when you’re talking about the more sketchy ones.
To avoid region locking. Anything else regarding security is just bogus talk they trying sell you.
Considering that there is a ton of censorship there I think they definitely know why.
Source?
It’s my understanding the issue isn’t Venezuelan officials censoring, so much as other countries blocking access from Venezuelan users.
It is very likely Venezuela censoring.
What are you basing this assumption on?
Reports on the Venezuela government
Link? Let’s see this state dept propaganda firsthand.
https://rsf.org/en/index
https://freedomhouse.org/explore-the-map?type=fiw&year=2024
I don’t think anyone actually cares about Venezuela all that much. It is such a small country that it probably isn’t even on the radar of the majority of websites.
They care enough to impose illegal sanctions and attempt multiple coups.
Superficially, maybe. But not in depth, like knowing what a VPN actually does and such.
I wonder how much of that ‘education’ is from ads and influencers constantly pushing VPNs. LOL
Well, you know, no one hears about VPNs in school, so…