The other, and much more serious issue with VPNs, is that once the government makes control over access to net content their business, everything related to subverting or going around said controls automatically becomes their serious business! Especially when talking about pompous and pretentious old fucks with little understanding, but inf huffing and puffing over their rules. Particularly when moralfags make up a large chunk of said group creating and supporting these new controls. VPNs as a concept in the hands of the political class, MSM and normies, will become a narrative about how these criminal enabling dark web hacker things are used to let criminals and children (PLEASE WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THEM) get access to totally illegal icky evil stuff. (get ready for "the only reason you need VPNs is to look at CP/loli/rape/hate/illegal content/whatever")
I read through most of the bill. A lot of it is about data protection, algorithms, micros etc.. (make no mistake that a lot of these also claw control away) The rest of what's spelled out isn't too catastrophic sounding, that part is what is only hinted at. Mostly a council appointed by dif parts of the fed government (PotUS, congress, senate) and direct and explicit instructions to work with and listen to so-called experts in NGOs and activist orgs. Which then get to make recommendations for even more laws, but also the details of more than a few of the standards of protection laid out and required in the bill. Regarding what counts as "enough" and what kind of specific things/designs/tech count as such. Even the potential small goods are completely negated intentionally. A lot of the protections about data and tracking, are specifically and exclusively protecting minors, not adults. And in fact it seems like quite a few of the new data tracking mandated, only has protection for minors. (you will get government mandated spied on adults)
It also has provisions for states to sue.. Meaning prog/leftist states will be targeting wrong think, and cons moralistic stuff. With the moralfags of both sides free to go nuts. It also has the ridiculous public record keeping crap and reviews. Also explicit language for 3rd party "expert" auditing groups/companies/orgs to make sure they are really doing good enough. ffs
So get ready for a group of elite global NGOs and "experts", with a history of fighting against free speech etc... to dictate a lot of the "data" and expert opinion on what's "dangerous" and "harmful" for children. Also be ready for a lot of feminut orgs intent on giving legal teeth to their subversive sex/gender crap , as well as anti male sexuality crap. Also letter people and anti "hate" experts making non leftist/progressive opinions officially "dangerous" and "harmful" for children. Esp in advertising and all media content. Since regardless of what it sounds like, this is phase one of a rating system for internet content. Like movies and games.. only legally mandated. Worse yet, this shit seems to be targeting user created content explicitly.. Exempting official news and content more than once.
The practical effect.. The net will become like schools, where leftist and prog narratives are pushed and enforced.. wrong think is punishable. People are looking past this basic aspect of it all. It's not just censorship, it's locking down minor access to opinions and views the elites don't like.
Elites, progressives and leftists are about to win again and restrict even more of our rights.. in the middle of a con sweeping victory.. while they cheer it on. (as seen by comments and views on free speech/expression even here)