And 2d, who self host on a server/VPS they rented somewhere.
exu
New stuff gets called AI until it is useful, then we call it something else.
ISPs were already required to block the sites. I don't think an additional block on the Cisco side would change anything in that case.
Apparently Cisco operates a popular DNS resolver? Never heard of that before.
And definitely don't learn how to use a VPN. Or set up Unbound or Bind or PowerDNS Recursive...
KDEConnect?
Maybe check out Tailscale. It's mainly a mesh VPN for your own devices, but they have a lot of options included so you can share stuff with other people.
You can install Wireguard or another VPN to encrypt your traffic to the VPS.
Apparently this wasn't always that obvious.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer
I'm not sure how involved Micay still is with GrapheneOS, but he did seemingly talk in the name of the foundation this march in discussions of Mozilla Location Service being retired.
https://github.com/mozilla/ichnaea/issues/2065#issuecomment-2001175420
And he still feels the need to attack other projects. (Last paragraph)
https://github.com/mozilla/ichnaea/issues/2065#issuecomment-2002073168
If I had a Pixel I'd probably still try it, but not sure how well they'd like me rooting and customizing the device.
Using whatever works better for the current project is doing Hybrid Cloud. Now your boss can brag about how modern the infrastructure is.