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If TikTok is banned, a VPN may not be the solution you're looking for


A VPN is not a magic bullet.

It's a simple fix — pick a VPN service you like, install its app on your phone, set your "fake" location to somewhere like Canada or another country where TikTok isn't banned, and continue as if nothing ever happened. The connection is secure and authenticated, meaning that (for all intents and purposes) traffic goes back and forth without any outside interference, and the identity of both parties is guaranteed once established. In 2012, it was reported that the Chinese government found ways to " learn, discover, and block" some VPN-encrypted communications trying to break through its nationwide firewall.

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