Lawmakers want to ban VPNs
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Lawmakers want to ban VPNs
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#2Lawmakers in general have less than one percent knowledge on what they make laws on. I look forward to them all logging in remotely after the ban.
The key change is needed with things such as meshtastic and lora. Taking things out of the hands of regulators is key
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#3Stuff like this really reminds me how nobody is actually in control. Entire countries are just going where ever the rivers takes them with those supposed in charge not knowing any better and often worse than the rest and functionally being so clueless they’re passengers too
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#4Republican lawmakers, in this case.
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#5Why ban VPNs when you can freely force social networks like HN to tie nickname registration to an state issued digital ID certificate to guarantee freedom of speech and legal accountability?
https://old.reddit.com/r/XGramatikInsights/comments/1ovd88s/...
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#6Why ban VPNs when you can freely force social networks like HN to tie nickname registration to an state issued digital ID certificate to guarantee freedom of speech and legal accountability? https://old.reddit.com/r/XGramatikInsights/comments/1ovd88s/...
And also to defeat AI slopbots!
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#7It's funny how democratic countries copy whatever laws authoritarian regimes passed, but with a 5-year lag.
Re: Lawmakers want to ban VPNs
#8Why ban VPNs when you can freely force social networks like HN to tie nickname registration to an state issued digital ID certificate to guarantee freedom of speech and legal accountability? https://old.reddit.com/r/XGramatikInsights/comments/1ovd88s/...
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Re: Lawmakers want to ban VPNs
#9Lawmakers in general have less than one percent knowledge on what they make laws on. I look forward to them all logging in remotely after the ban. The key change is needed with things such as meshtastic and lora. Taking things out of the hands of regulators is key
They actually act perfectly rationally. Media post articles about how easy it is to bypass the law using VPN, mock the government, and what the law author should feel reading this? "Ok let them break the law"? Of course, the reasonable response is to close the loopholes.
Re: Lawmakers want to ban VPNs
#10It's funny how democratic countries copy whatever laws authoritarian regimes passed, but with a 5-year lag.
It's not funny, it fucking sucks.