New US Site-Blocking Bill Targets ISPs & DNS (Why it Matters)

I don’t know about a lot of people but my main reason for not having cable is all the commercials.

I watch a lot of old shows and most are around 52min. which means there were about 8mins. worth in an hour long show. Now it’s close to being just the opposite and even the news is the same, also I cant count how many field goals and first downs I’ve missed during football games because of commercials. We’ve lost TV to a commercial world of garbage and have to pay through the nose to have it forced down our throats and they wonder why there are cordcutters

We do have a lot of stupid people in DC, hopefully someone with common sense and non-communistic will step forward and squash this nonsense. The tv lobby is filling the pockets of law makers to get what they want. I’m in favor of fast tracking the Moon project and moving congress to the moon asap to save what we have left….jus’sayin’

Do you think Tillis is getting golden parachute on his way out?

What a snake

Thom Tillis is an asshat. Problem is it doesn’t stop with him there are many more with the same ideals, catering to the same lobbyists.

From the Google Summary:

Yes, a VPN defeats DNS blocking

by routing your DNS queries through an encrypted tunnel to a private DNS resolver managed by the VPN provider, bypassing the ISP or network-level DNS filters. This hides your request from local restrictions, making the content filter blind to your activity. [1, 2, 3]

How VPNs Bypass DNS Filtering

  • Encrypted Tunneling: A VPN creates a secure, encrypted tunnel that carries all your internet traffic, including DNS requests, directly to the VPN server, circumventing local restrictions.

  • Private DNS Resolvers: Most VPNs use their own DNS servers to resolve domain names, preventing your ISP from intercepting or manipulating your queries.

  • Bypassing Censorship: By masking your IP address and encrypting your traffic, a VPN lets you circumvent geographical and network censorship. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Limitations to Consider

  • VPN Blocking: Network administrators can sometimes block known VPN IP addresses, preventing them from connecting in the first place.

  • DNS Leakage: If a VPN is misconfigured, it might still allow DNS requests to go through your ISP (a “DNS leak”), which would fail to bypass the blockage.

  • Active Filtering: While VPNs bypass DNS-based filtering, they might not bypass, and can sometimes be blocked by, more advanced firewalls that use application-aware traffic analysis. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

In summary, a trusted VPN with a no-log policy and active DNS protection is effective at defeating DNS-based restrictions. [1, 2, 3]

So it may depend on what DNS servers your VPN uses and if the government blocks them as well.

Thank God we have a real champion for freedom on our side…….TROY

Should have a site to found out who your representative is!! Therefore contacting them and expressing our opinions there would be a better chance of letting our lawmakers know how it’s constituents our feeling about censorship through the push of the movie TV productions

I would think politicians have way more important matters to attend to than what people watch on their TV’s. Also, I use my VPN and I change the location if using it for long periods of time. Especially my Sportsfire apk…

You would think that, but when you factor in all the money behind these media companies just watch what the politicians do. The media companies have power in the government sadly.

just google their name….

While we can and should do that, I have found their response has for the most part, the standard “canned” answer! MONEY is what talks to our “wonderful” elected people!
The entertainment and cable industry have money to spend to get this done and then they will RAISE the subscriber fees even more!

If you use multihop within a vpn how will they know what the end site is if the second connection is in another country

The real fight will be when they try to block our VPN use.

Cox Already knows I use a VPN because they list it in my activities on my account.

I don’t want Cox letting me know what I know I do.There being cutesy.

The reason for Blocking as mentioned before they will say it is for our safety.

They should go after the hackers in the name of safety.

And Stop trying to get $19.99 for rental on Amazon on new crappy movie.and offer to buy at same price.

Bring back Blockbuster and Hollywood Video and the 99 cent rental from the mom and pop video store.I know some are still out there.Cheers.:clinking_beer_mugs:

I wanted to inform folks who live in Florida… that our Internet had NO CONNECTION for entire day until just now 6PM EST (in certain areas)
I have Quantum Fiber which hás been taken over by AT&T (:warning:). The technician said the ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA had NO INTERNET. I’m writing about this here because I’m wondering if this “New US Site-Blocking Bill” could already be started?! Any thoughts or suggestions?Did ANYONE ELSE living in Florida experience this state-wide cancelation (‘outage’)? Maybe I’m paranoid, but it sounds really suspicious that the entire state off Florida was just affected today. Thanks for reading my long “Encyclopedia” post! :face_with_monocle::wink:

Im living in Florida but as of 7pm using Tmobile 5G its working well.

People need to vote all these rascals OUT!!!

My 5G is working as well on my android phone, but connection to Network and Internet to use onn 4k box or any pc once again says NO INTERNET. :sad_but_relieved_face::cry::sob:

If I get the same screen from them that says Technical Difficulties one more time I’m going to :bomb::collision::right_anger_bubble:
:laughing:

Allright @Patachou ….