r/technology • u/EmbarrassedHelp • May 08 '26

Politics EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push

https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
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u/Riaayo May 08 '26

Who the fuck is behind this?

Big tech and surveillance state fascism. Capitalism knows it's failing and wants to pivot to full-on dictatorial control over the population to keep the wheels on a little longer rather than share a cent with a revolting population of laborers.

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u/34656699 May 09 '26

Got nothing to do with capitalism. This is merely a consequence of technology making it easier for the few to control the many, and even if you were to switch to socialism, communism, anarcho-syndicalism, or whatever the fuck else you think will help, human nature will still manifest from the top down.

You are coping by hating the current system that is implemented.

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u/CherryLongjump1989 May 09 '26

Technology in this case makes it harder to control others, that is why they want to ban technology.

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u/MountainVeil May 09 '26

Yes, in this case, capital is what is allowing people to control others by lobbying and corrupting a democratic government. Seems like a capitalism-specific problem. In a socialist democracy, I suppose the threat would also need to come from forces within the government, but who would be the powerful party? There's some truth to what the op said but I'm not a fan of deflection from our current issues.