[Const-me]

Which government?

The root servers are all over the world: https://root-servers.org/

[int_19h]

The servers that are run by the ISPs, which is what is used by the vast majority of end users in practice (usually indirectly via their router, as you've mentioned).

[emteycz]

So they turn on their VPN app... Or ask their local nerd and they'll tell them how to change DNS server IPs.

[int_19h]

That's where we get back to my original point - the goal of these measures is not to ensure that there are no loopholes, but rather to make it difficult enough that the vast majority won't be able to / won't bother to use them.

[emteycz]

I would agree if we were talking about normal situations, but I think protesting people will try very hard to stay connected - look at Belarus.