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>arguably started and in line with Brexit I disagree with this part. The EU is on that same path. The EU Great Firewall idea has been kicked around for years a
by Aerroon 3y ago
>arguably started and in line with Brexit
I disagree with this part. The EU is on that same path. The EU Great Firewall idea has been kicked around for years and it has even shown up in some policy suggestion documents.
- john_the_writer 3y agoI think the EU started down the path all on it's own. Fining someone who has google fonts is a bit over the top.
- psd1 3y agoI disagree for the simple reason that I've lived in the UK for 40 years, and I recall each home secretary being more authoritarian and pro-surveillance than the last. The RIP bill is a decade old and was strengthened, under home sec May, before the referendum. I would describe the EU as wavering. Perhaps they'll do it, but it's far from certain.
- jen20 3y ago100% correct - the EU is a relative bastion of sanity in comparison. It would be nice if the UK government used the ridiculous powers they gave themselves to hold Boris Johnson to account though.
- Aerroon 3y agoThe EU did implement snooping on every European's internet history in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Retention_Directive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Retention_Directive But you could make the argument that it was largely due to Britain.