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I reckon, given the extent of voluntary submission to constant surveilance from corporations and the continued march deeper into oligarchy, that it's only a matter of time until platforms that aren't explicitly anti-privacy are going to be reframed as extremist and dangerous as a part of the global political conversation. Perhaps this will end up being the leading edge of that.
I already VPN 99% of my traffic out of the country and use non-US services wherever I can. When Trump was first elected I started wondering if they’re going to start a China-style firewall out of the country and it’s been in the back of my mind since.