Google disables domain-fronting, removing ability to bypass state-level firewalls

An update to the Google App Engine has disabled a technique known as 'domain-fronting' which allowed blocked services to help users bypass state-level firewalls by passing internet traffic through a domain that isn't blocked by the government, thereby giving one free access to said blocked service.
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An update to the Google App Engine has disabled a technique known as 'domain-fronting' which allowed blocked services to help users bypass state-level firewalls by passing internet traffic through a domain that isn't blocked by the government, thereby giving one free access to said blocked service.