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

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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

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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’

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

What a snake

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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.

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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.