[tor-bugs] #26807 [Obfuscation/Censorship analysis]: Venezuela blocks access to the Tor network

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#26807: Venezuela blocks access to the Tor network
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 Reporter:  ptdetector                       |          Owner:  dcf
     Type:  defect                           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Censorship analysis  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:1 ptdetector]:
 > > They're blocking bridges from that site too, so you have to get new
 bridges every 6-12 days.

 I would guess that this part is wrong. Instead, I guess that some of the
 bridges given out on bridges.torproject.org go down or rotate to a new IP
 address, you need to get a fresh set every so often as they rotate. And
 somebody misinterpreted "oh shoot my bridges stopped working" as
 censorship.

 At least last I checked, CANTV was doing their censorship by IP:port TCP-
 level blocking, and no DPI was involved. Unless they changed?

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