The basis is its how the world communicates and they become the gate keepers to communication and knowledge. Its like book banning on topics they don’t like but on a scale much more massive.
They’re already banning internet content from people that shouldn’t be about sexual health.
linule@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Not saying that these are not possibilities, but again the technology itself and mistrust of government are, at least partly, different things. This is definitely a complex topic, spanning a lot of topics.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I don’t personally think so when it comes to technologies like this that can be used to surveil and/or control a population.
It’s pretty much a given that it will be used against us as history has shown us its always the case.
Trying to separate them out, gives them the extra support they need to pass it through and then abuse it.