Why are so many European countries getting worried about encryption and/or age verification? Why now?
ClownFiesta @ RoombaRehab @sh.itjust.works Posts 0Comments 1Joined 1 yr. ago

ClownFiesta @ RoombaRehab @sh.itjust.works
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Centralization tends be self-reinforcing. Social unrest might cause the public to demand more safety measures, which usually come at the expense of freedoms. I’d also wager that the lower the level of trust in government is, the more they want to impose control and authority.
And in the EU specifically it is because lobbyists have been working overtime to try and pass chat control: https://borncity.com/win/2023/09/27/european-union-which-lobby-organizations-are-behind-the-plans-for-chat-control/