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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: The end of net neutrality means the end of bitcoin in the USA?
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Xavofat
on 16/12/2017, 09:30:48 UTC
If the net neutrality is over and the US internet service providers starts to ban/block cryptocurrency exchange platforms and online wallets,then other countries might follow the USA.

I was thinking the same as well but, what about Tor? Will they be able to block access to exchanges using Tor? I don’t think so. Will they be able to block Tor itself?
In the unlikely scenario that they attempt to block Tor, users can just use a VPN.  They can't realistically ban personal VPNs because a lot of employees in major companies use a VPN for their work.  A VPN on its own is not regarded as suspicious.

This is all worst-case scenarios.  A lot of countries where Bitcoin is prominent (like China) have far less neutral Internet than the US does.  ISPs can screw with traffic now, but it'll take a lot of small steps for them to get anywhere.

They also have very little incentive to ban BTC.