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dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s important to reference this old chestnut in times like this:
The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.
This applies to human behavior on this medium, not the machines and services themselves. So, the more service providers tighten their grip, the more users slip through their fingers. Short of that, people can also just adopt new slang to circumvent automated censorship mechanisms.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I’d argue thr machines behave this way somewhat similarly too. The Internet’s services are designed around resiliency first and foremost, what with how IP packet routing is designed for “Any Possible Path” between end points. Any path that becomes “damaged” or otherwise closed is often circumvented if another link exists in the network.
The only way to truely restrict and censor internet data is to control 100% of the data paths into a certain geographical area and inspect every single bit passing through them, which is a monumental task.