Why the downvotes?
Comment on Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next
lelovsky@szmer.info 1 week ago
The headline is a slippery slope argument in action.
If the Internet traffic becomes deeply surveilled, this won’t be by ”ban” means, but by the great firewall means. If it already isn’t surveilled this way.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 week ago
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Best guess about the downvotes: UK lawmakers have already discussed VPN crackdowns. Not sure at what stage the proposals are. So it’s not a slippery slope argument. Such laws are part of what builds a Great Firewall.
lelovsky@szmer.info 1 week ago
I have never denied the possibility of VPN ban, I have just pointed out the clickbait in the headline.
It’s not like some random article is going to save us from government oppression. Also, does anybody remember ACTA? It was a big deal like 15 years ago and was supposed to end digital piracy. lol
Either the governments don’t really care what we all click at on our personal devices or the technology develops at a faster pace than law. Either way, we are safe. That is, until the the more power-hungry people get in charge.
Mondez@lemdro.id 6 days ago
At some point the argumemt that it’s to “protect the children” rather than to control and monitor what adults do will fall flat when more and more difficult to use work arounds keep getting banned that realistically only adults would employ.