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No, the UK is not alright. They've been banning a lot of stuff lately. And I mean a lot. It's comparable to even the Deep South of the US, and that's hardly an exaggeration. The worst part is that most of it seems to truly be a bipartisan effort.
It's "bipartisan" because we live in capitalist dictatorships, and the fascist oligarchy have given their marching orders to the politicians they own.
You can just say US at this point lol
That's just bollocks mate. What have we banned? Porn needs ID, yes that's puritanical, but nothing a VPN can't sort. We are NOTHING like the deep south.
Banning the step-sibling porn is weird AF, granted, but beyond poorly conceived and weirdly puritanical porn rules, I'd much rather have Keir in charge than that decaying, semi-literate lunatic half the US inexplicably worship.
The concept of privacy on the internet for one thing. VPNs as well, or perhaps that was only an attempt. ID verification to go to Wikipedia is an interesting idea, that, funnily enough, I can't say that even Alabama has done.
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