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7. Agreed! You might be interested in this:

Reply to J_William_Ryan (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 04:57 PM

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Governments in the West Are Turning Their Sights on VPNs As They Escalate Their Assault on Online Privacy and Anonymity
Posted on December 23, 2025 by Nick Corbishley

“Politicians have now discovered that people are using VPNs to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.”

More at https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/12/in-their-total-war-on-online-privacy-the-liberal-democracies-of-the-collective-west-are-now-turning-their-sights-on-vpns.html

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Lately, I'm seeing advertisements pop up INSIDE my posts. [View all] snot Friday OP

Not seeing ads in your posts dweller Friday #1

Thanks, @dweller. Fwiw, snot Friday #6

A VPN is your friend. J_William_Ryan Friday #2

Agreed! You might be interested in this: snot Friday #7

I checked it out and I am seeing ads showing up in lots of places where they shouldn't right now EarlG Friday #3

Okay, that was easier than I thought EarlG Friday #4

Thanks, Earl G.! snot Friday #5