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Re:Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs–and They Have No Idea What The... by bloppe on Sunday November 16, 2025 @11:19AM (#45946202)
I'm not saying they should get a pass for being incompetent. I'm just saying we shouldn't lose our heads theorizing malice.
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Re:Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs–and They Have No Idea What The... by array_key_first on Sunday November 16, 2025 @05:33PM (#45949079)
It's not theoretical - governments all over the world have attempted censorship and surveillance for thousands of years. This isn't some new thing that we're all cooking up right now. We, and they, already know what this is for.
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