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The VPN panic is only getting started

The VPN panic is only getting started

10 comments

·November 28, 2025

intalentive

It’s hard to control the narrative when people can say what they want on the internet, anonymously, without being punished for it.

therein

Why do you want people punished for saying things?

I guess maybe this was sarcasm. If so, carry on good sir.

cebert

> Why do you want people punished for saying things?

I am not the OP, but I interpreted them as suggesting this serves as a good form of censorship while advertised as improving child safety.

denkmoon

Rather, they are saying governments want to control the narrative and anonymous speech impedes that.

cebert

It’s for the kids…

Spivak

The money quote is that it's not at all clear whether the sudden VPN usage is from kids or from adults to (I think rightfully) don't want to hand over their government id or their CC to random websites.

Because yeah, fuck that shit. The presumption should be that all content on the internet is for adults. If you want your site to be child friendly you should opt into a higher standard of moderation.

rmunn

Lawmakers making laws about technical matters don't realize that they don't understand those technical matters well enough to make intelligent laws about them.

Shocking! Unprecedented! Film at 11!

aydyn

This honestly so pathetic, you have to consider that bongs arent even people anymore.

SanjayMehta

VPNs were the target from the beginning. Whenever a politician says "think of the children," it's the beginning of the wedge strategy.