SNI is part of the HTTPS request, which would travel through the encrypted VPN channel. All network traffic would travel through your VPN, which is encrypted. The other end of the VPN channel is in another country which doesn’t block the website.
Your computer <—-encrypted channel to VPN in other country—-> https communication to blocked website
What a country could do but we haven’t seen before, is block all VPN protocol traffic, effectively banning VPNs. This would be disruptive to business or politicians using VPN for privacy, so it’s not as politically feasible.
"Deciding to compromise your principles to keep earning money is just as much an exercise of agency as making the opposite decision."
In real life Its not the same . First is often exercised in denial or exercised by default where as Quitting your job on moral ground is a decision taken in full awareness.
Alan Zhang of WeChat was prophetic when he said: “The entry point for PC internet is the search box. The entry point for mobile internet is the QR code
Kudos to Jack for this step. it will put pressure on FB to act responsibly. however Now the debate will shift to what is a political ad. its like superpac and political party symbiosis again
