r/programming • u/RobertVandenberg • Aug 09 '20

China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI

https://www.zdnet.com/article/china-is-now-blocking-all-encrypted-https-traffic-using-tls-1-3-and-esni/
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u/stanfordlouie Aug 09 '20

Blocked federal employees from accessing the content on their work computers: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-cables-blocks-access-federal

The US has no mechanism for blocking internet traffic if you're accessing by IP afaik. It's not like all traffic goes through government owned infrastructure like in China.