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Sorry but I just don't buy this slippery slope argument. Like what is the next step then and what is stopping them from taking that step straight away?
It is when they can force you to buy phones with apps you cannot uninstall that disable the blockers. We've alreadt started tumbling down in some senses.
That is quite simple - require a govt issued digital ID, prohibit it from working on de-googled phones. This sort of thing: https://expose-news.com/2025/08/15/if-you-have-de-googled-your-phone/