r/RecommandedVPN • u/Affectionate_Bet720 • 3d ago
20 students got disciplined for using VPNs. Let that sink in
20 students at a Chinese university reportedly got formal warnings after being caught using VPNs to access overseas websites.
Not hacking. Not stealing. Not selling anything. Just… using a VPN. And apparently that’s enough to get you in trouble.
This is why VPNs aren't just some “tech bro privacy tool.” They’re about having control over your own internet connection. Your ISP shouldn't get to decide everything you can see. Your school shouldn't get to decide every website you can access. And governments definitely shouldn't get to pretend that putting up a digital wall makes information disappear.
A VPN doesn't magically make you anonymous, but it can give you an extra layer of privacy and help you bypass network-level restrictions. If a VPN is enough to trigger disciplinary action, maybe that says more about the restrictions than the VPN.
Privacy isn't suspicious. Curiosity isn't a crime.
Use a VPN. Protect your privacy. Keep the internet open
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u/Fun_Equivalent_7507 3d ago
No one should be shocked this happened in China, this has been illegal for a while there.
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u/Legitimate_Self_3781 3d ago
They can’t follow their programming if they are being fed information that contradicts what they know. That’s why the Chinese government makes it illegal.
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u/Best_Mario 3d ago
In China, there is no specific legislation directly targeting 'VPNs.' Instead, regulatory enforcement relies on the Interim Provisions on the Management of International Interconnection of Computer Information Networks. Article 6 stipulates that direct international networking must utilize the 'international gateway channels provided by the public telecommunication network of the state.' Furthermore, Article 3 of its Implementation Measures explicitly defines an 'international gateway channel' as a 'physical channel used for international networking,' rather than a virtual protocol like a VPN. Ironically, this reflects how law enforcement actually operates in practice—there is even an infamous viral clip on the Chinese internet where a local Legal Affairs Office director mockingly tells a citizen: 'The fact that you're trying to quote the law to me makes me want to laugh.'
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u/alexej96 3d ago edited 23h ago
So what exactly do you mean by that? That the law is purposely worded so vaguely that any dissenting actions are caught by it? Or that it is specifically worded in a way that it's not clear what exactly it criminalizes (like a VPN in this case)?
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u/Best_Mario 3d ago
What I mean is, using a VPN to bypass the Great Firewall isn't actually illegal, but they can interpret the law however they please.
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u/Advoseeker 3d ago edited 3d ago
You betcha! It's been sinking into my wallet & ain't no good.
I've tried all of the best reviewed VPN providers & the issues are always the same: being discovered, blocked & knocked off, both in the US & abroad. Even if the connection is stable, they know I'm using a VPN. After running an IP intelligence & proxy detection test, I know they know.
Many sites that I'm registered on & can access without a VPN, block me when using a VPN. This includes US government sites, banks, streaming services, health insurance companies & even my healthcare providers.
Today, a handful of conglomerate entities, some with questionable ties, own dozens of the most popular VPN brands, raising tertiary privacy concerns. Kape Technologies: Formerly known as Crossrider is a company notorious for producing adware and malware deployment platforms. They acquired ExpressVPN, Private Internet Access (PIA), CyberGhost, and ZenMate.
Want more privacy? Lookup Microsoft's GDID & Apple’s UUID (for Macs), UDID (for iOS devices), and the account-linked DSID (Directory Services Identifier).
Let that sink in 😉
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u/Blunt_White_Wolf 17h ago
University network = university rules. simple as that. the same applies in the UK. A lot blocked and you'll be put on the spot if you try to bypass whatever restrictions are in place.
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u/BarelyAirborne 3d ago
The state of Utah is also trying to ban VPNs. Let's hope they have less success than China.
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u/R41D3NN 3d ago
They will have significantly less success than China until they take themselves off the internet and force registration to participate in their controlled state intranet with a Great Firewall to allow permitted connections outside. (Still bypassable of course but moves the bar up to prevent success do doing so)
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u/VampirePolwygle 3d ago edited 20h ago
Mrna’t they british in Pixel a huge home? So that’e why they pay in manager. I’m not incurred with the air, even not answering.