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Why are so many European countries getting worried about encryption and/or age verification? Why now? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I can understand why governments would push for something like this after 9/11, though it of course goes without saying that this is a totally unacceptable violation of someone's basic rights. It also goes without saying that governments always want more control over their citizens, but what exactly are they so worried might happen, right now, in 2025 or the near future?

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[–] Darth_Reagan@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

People don't vote for policies in a western democratic republic, they vote for candidates that are pre-approved by parties and donors.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is in the best interests of the parties to put forward candidates and policies who will have voter appeal, in order to prevail over competing parties.

[–] Darth_Reagan@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The media is also controlled by those same donors. The people believe what they're told to believe, and then given candidates that only align with what they're told to believe. Anyone outside of the norm for the parties and donor's ideology is systematically portrayed as unserious and delusional. It is not in the interest of a party to win with a candidate that disagrees with their core beliefs. Which is why establishment democrats prefer to lose when the party is forced to run a leftist. You can see exactly this phenomenon in the NYC mayoral race.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model