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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by trinsic2 on Saturday January 24, 2026 @08:31PM (#46749713)
Also the Canadian MP is involved in deploying surveillance[0] on his own country so I am not sure why people are giving him props. He is part of the problem.

[0]: https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/72859/carneys-new...

People need to stop buying into propaganda.

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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by ffsm8 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @01:05AM (#46751224)
Surveillance is a different issue to the one he talked about, which is geopolitical and international instead of domestic (surveillance).

all nations around the world are currently increasing their surveillance capability... And it's worth keeping in mind that at least some of us see that as an issue, that's actually not a broadly accepted fact. There are a lot of people that don't see an issue with it.

And you'll be able to find a topic you disagree with with all politicians, if you discredit everything they say afterwards, you're essentially left holding your ears closed to all dialog.

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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by trinsic2 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @09:43PM (#46761249)
No. Surveillance is exactly the main issue that is surrounding all of this scaling up abuse of governance locally and globally.

A man that is in directly involved in surveilling his own people does not have a leg to stand on in the Geo political arena. And to think otherwise is a massive mistake. Stop propping up people that do deserve it.

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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by yencabulator on Sunday January 25, 2026 @05:43PM (#46759336)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by trinsic2 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @09:45PM (#46761263)
Surveillance underlines this issue so no its not the same. Why would anybody listen to a known bad actor, its directly related to the problem
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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by yencabulator on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:48PM (#46761666)
It's about a lot more than surveillance. It's about sovereignty, continuity of government, resisting sabotage, countering influence programs, and so on.
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