Surely it should be possible to have a more resilient access to Wikipedia
content in the app than most vanilla browsers provide?

On Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 13:40 Florian Schmidt <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Because the app uses the same base URL for the requests to Wikipedia as
> other access methods (e.g. internet browsers), a block a Wikipedia would
> apply to the App, too. Sorry, but there's no way to work around this, if a
> block is implemented to block all requests to a specific domain. One
> workaround on the client side would be to use a VPN, so that the request
> will be made from another origin and the answer forwarded to your
> phone/computer. However, I'm not sure, if this is allowed in any way.
>
> Best,
> Florian
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Wikitech-l [mailto:[email protected]] Im
> Auftrag von Denny Vrandecic
> Gesendet: Samstag, 29. April 2017 21:16
> An: Wikimedia developers <[email protected]>
> Betreff: [Wikitech-l] Turkey ban
>
> Does it also affect the app?
>
> If so, why, and can we circumvent that?
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