It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.
they know exactly what they are doing and don’t care about consequences.
No: They clearly do not have even a basic understanding. If they did, they’d realize they’re fucking themselves up along with the business models that make them money.
Nobody who has even a rudimentary grasp would ever think this was a smart move. They would also realize that such a ban would be trivial to circumvent.
trivial for technical users. they always come for the technical users later, because they keep hopping away.
and no they don’t care about the vpn companies or their money. they care about control and censorship.
congresspeople are getting paid for that opinion, someone powerful wants this.