this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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Why is the UK so pro censoring/age verification?
Encroaching crypto-fascism. A perverse desire for control, because what's power without control and what's a politician without power?
Maybe im not well versed in European politics enough but I don't see the same level appearing in other European or Anglo countries? Like even in the USA we have death squads now but I can still use a VPN... Age restrictions is usually due to religious voters
Read up on Chat Control.
Ah yeah forgot about that, surely the EU could never be corrupted
On what grounds, and isn't it just a pretext like here?