Comment on France VPNs might be banned amid SREN Bill's new "unreasonable amendments"
dinckelman@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This kind of nonsense is only mandated out of fear, but in reality it’s not only colossally stupid, but also really difficult to enforce. Any proper business uses one. Anyone who wants privacy, and ad network anonymity uses one. There’s plenty of other uses people would want one, obviously
Eggyhead@kbin.social 11 months ago
I just think it's corporate interests, not fear, that's driving this. Terror and Children are just the easiest excuse to ensure a lot of people go blindly along with it.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There aren’t any real corporations left in Russia, that aren’t either government owned, or actively circlejerking around the president for any praise. But otherwise you’re right
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Oligarchy seems to work out pretty well for the rich elite of Russia, until they piss off Putin.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, historically that’s been the case. Climb fast, fall faster