What makes you think they aren’t going to come after that too? The whole point is for elites to retain narrative control and bring the whole internet their grip so Donald Trump types never get elected again.
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TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
If this passes I could see Tor usage and VPN uses rising. Not to also mention something like this would be hard to enforce and would face some backlash.
MrHand@lemmy.world 1 year ago
twack@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Donald trump was never elected by the people in the first place, and he abused a ridiculous system created to fluff up the power of states with comparatively few people living in them. When that didn’t work the second time around, he started a misinformation campaign and flat out attempted to undermine the democracy our nation is built upon in multiple ways.
Including him in your comment destroys your otherwise excellent point, because the Donald is exactly the type of person that would abuse this system to censor information he didn’t like.
demlet@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They plan to make VPNs illegal.
ilmagico@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Is that actually in the bill, or are you just saying this could be the next move?
demlet@lemmy.world 1 year ago
More like a next move. If I remember correctly, there was language in the TikTok bill a while back that would have effectively made using a VPN illegal. Maybe I’m misremembering that. I have no doubt there are people who want to make it happen.
Petter1@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Companies relay on VPN to allow remote work while protecting their IP. But maybe it’s only about VPN to/from foreign servers.