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>>mmaria+(OP)
It is only a matter of time before they attempt to regulate VPN usage. Here is an article written by a British MP hinting at that:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/onli...

>>sefros+kb
It definitely seems like she’s conflating two issues: access to pornography and child grooming. I don’t see why she thinks regulating VPNs would reduce the latter.

>>scott_+ed
She doesnt, she just wants to put in Putin-like levels of control and surveillance for the same reasons Putin does.

>>pydry+se
Jinping is probably a better comparison.

>>userbi+qi
Xi is fairly popular in China tho, unlike this "labour" govt.

>>dereli+vk
How would you know? In countries without free speech where anti-government speech is illegal, the only legal speech is pro-government or neutral.

>>gitrem+8q
I would know cuz there are independent polls made by western NGOs: https://allianceofdemocracies.org/democracy-perception-index

>>dereli+jN
Immaterial how independent they are because it's completely impossible to get honest opinions of repressive regimes. The people within the regime have no real way to know whether a poll response will make it back to the government or not, so they must assume that it will. When the repercussions for having the wrong opinion are that you disappear or find yourself "volunteered" for the front line, it's best to either lie or say you think the leader is a top bloke.

You can watch Youtube videos of citizens refusing to answer contentious questions quite easily. I believe William Spaniel has produced videos (relating to the Russian General Election) where he points this out, too.

>>scott_+UQ
When asked in a way where the opinion can't be identified, the support numbers do drop significantly, but the approval is still estimated to be about 50-70%. In western countries governments with clear minority support start to be almost the norm.

UK government approval has surpassed 50% in a handful of polls in over 10 years, and approval peaks are typically immediately after elections before the government starts to implement its policies. The approval is currently 14%.

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/government-app...

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/arti...