The US gov wants to do the same thing don't kid yourself. And the EU establishing this precedent will compromise all the mainstream "private" messaging apps, which will then allow fuckery with Interpol, who will pass along info to our spooks. Before you know it "American" tech companies will simply adopt these policies for all countries, just like they adopted the EU's policies on "hate speech" for their content moderation.
Eventually there will also be a push for US/state level internal networks and restrictions on Internet access "for your children's safety". The concept of splinternets seems to be growing traction and not just in authoritarian countries like North Korea, Iran and Cuba.
The US gov wants to do the same thing don't kid yourself. And the EU establishing this precedent will compromise all the mainstream "private" messaging apps, which will then allow fuckery with Interpol, who will pass along info to our spooks. Before you know it "American" tech companies will simply adopt these policies for all countries, just like they adopted the EU's policies on "hate speech" for their content moderation.
Eventually there will also be a push for US/state level internal networks and restrictions on Internet access "for your children's safety". The concept of splinternets seems to be growing traction and not just in authoritarian countries like North Korea, Iran and Cuba.