I’d argue it’s not a question of intelligence but of network equipment. In many countries ISPs are private companies and there which complicates measures that require specialised equipment. Blocking DNS is basically free, routers can void IPs and IP ranges, broad checks for sequences in package payload are more expensive (scanning for Wireguard) and approaches to distinguish OpenVPN from other SSL even more.
I’d be careful with wireguard if VPN is illegal. OpenVPN has a SSL handshake. Wireguard has a Wireguard handshake.
OpenVPN fingerprinting exists too but it’s an actual effort. For Wireguard you just need tcpdump and a basic filter.
I think the Chinese VPN ban is a bit exaggerated
You can rent a server and run OpenVPN on that server on port 443. Maybe even with port sharing so that the server can act like a regular webserver too.
It’s easier to trace the traffic back to you if the server runs in your name but it’s pretty hard to tell that you are using VPN if you aren’t connecting to a known VPN provider.
On a different continent. I’d link it but the store I last bought them from doesn’t have them on the website.
I did actually find cheaper detergent powder at other stores though. If I want to bring down my cost from 6 cents a wash to 3.5 cents.
I looked into it after watching the video and here dishwasher powder is just a bad deal. More expensive than the tabs. Maybe you break even if you end up using less per wash but no bargain. Tabs are also only 6 cents each so maybe not the best place to look for savings.
It’s only a problem when people spam the same links to all of these communities. As long as the content is somewhat unique I happily subscribe to multiple communities with the same name on multiple instances.
Arming the people is the right response, I hope it is enough.