I hate being cynical, and I haven't really researched it, but my gut says there is too much invested from the non-tech world at this point in both the public an

I hate being cynical, and I haven't really researched it, but my gut says there is too much invested from the non-tech world at this point in both the public and private sectors. The powers that be would probably rather force us all to asphyxiate on inane AI bullshit spewed out by our increasingly centrally-controlled technical world than cede control of electronic communication. Considering the pressure governments have freely applied to communications companies through policy, public shaming, disinformation, and secret infiltration (e.g. NSA breaking encryption to monitor gmail), and how effectively industry has skirted even the most basic privacy protections for users, I think they'll probably succeed. I don't see any reason to think that things like personal encryption or small community-run fora will change its course any more than legal guns have discouraged the creeping authoritarianism of the US Govt.