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		bloppe 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lawmakers want to ban VPNs I'm not saying they should get a pass for being incompetent. I'm just saying we shouldn't lose our heads theorizing malice.

array_key_first 5 months ago [–]

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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