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Pakistan blames users for slow internet as firewall rumours grow (www.bbc.com)
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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As I am sure most here are aware, a VPN in and of itself doesn’t “slow the network down” for an entire country. An obviously complete lie.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago

Activists say the state is building a China-style internet firewall as it looks to exert further control over the online space.