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Same thing they do in Kazakhstan for more popular sites like YouTube. I have also noticed encrypted tunnels (like WireGuard) being intolerably slow. Best thing is, you can always write this off as a problem with the network (which is the defense local politicians use most often).

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I've had similar experiences in Russia. Well, at least with some of the municipal networks. Oddly enough, most cell networks seemed uninhibited.

In that case Kazaks should be petition to introduce a legally binding SLA for network performance in order for companies to qualify for the license to operate.

Haha, what a first world solution to the problem.

Though I must ask: if you're going to petition the government to regulate carriers so that you can see government censorship, why not just ask the government to tell you when they're censoring you. Surely they will be just as helpful.

You have a quaintly democratic notion of Kazakh society. :P

Kazakhstan is, by all accounts, an authoritarian regime. Petitioning the government would be futile at best.

I honestly can't tell if you're joking or just not very familiar with what's happening here. What companies? There are only two major ISPs here, one of which is considered a "natural monopoly" and operates almost all networking equipment which connects us to the outside world. Other ISPs route most or all of their traffic through the major one. Needless to say, they maintain a very close connection to law enforcement agencies and to the royal family itself.

I'm fully aware. I have a Kazak inlaw. I know it's futile but it would still be a statement.

I like how you used the phrase "the royal family".

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