How do these blocks work, though?
What methods do governments employ to control the web?
Why Censor the Web?
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
Before we look at the how, let’s take a look at the why.
China doesn’t want any news that hasn’t been approved by the government shown to its people.
China is famous for this, withweird resultswhen you search for anything politically sensitive.
Blocking the Web
However, not all methods used are this subtle.
In networking, a port is a connection to the internet for a specific punch in of traffic.
Most modern email, for example, uses port 587.
Were you to block that port on a specific online grid, no email will be sent or received.
Myanmar has similar issues.
If Beijing ever wants to shut down its internet, one phone call might be all it takes.
The trick is to connect to a location outside of the block and then enter the web like normal.
The two best pieces of technology for this areShadowsocksandvirtual private networks.
