The Chinese Communist Party has continued to tighten internet control this year, with reports of netizens being punished in various places for using VPNs. A Hong Kong painter recently revealed that he had previously traveled to the mainland to help a friend who had been detained for using a VPN. After he repeatedly explained the legal definition of a VPN to the local police station and emphasized its compliance, the local police eventually relea…
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The Chinese Communist Party has continued to tighten internet control this year, with reports of netizens being punished in various places for using VPNs. A Hong Kong painter recently revealed that he had previously traveled to the mainland to help a friend who had been detained for using a VPN. After he repeatedly explained the legal definition of a VPN to the local police station and emphasized its compliance, the local police eventually relea…