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The tech industry might have framed itself as a libertarian paradise, but the US government has long seen the internet as a means to expand its power.

Now it’s weaponizing that influence against countries around the world. They must decide whether to give in or make the hard push for digital sovereignty.

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/years-of-lead-in-the-silicon-valley/

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Whenever you hear a politician or police official vilify people who communicate "using encrypted messaging apps", replace it with "in the privacy of their bedroom".

People in power feel entitled to be able to supervise your behaviour, wherever you are, and in whatever form it takes. The concept of privacy offends them.

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