and #4: we dont believe if we take a bold step forward that our neighbors will show solidarity and endurance, which then puts us at risk of prosecution. A lot of us have kids to protect.

Thing is, I value my VPN-based privacy more than any other aspect of antisocial media… it’s beyond sketchy and worrisome that they shadowban anyone not willing to share their real identity. No thanks, CCP.

Here I am thinking I was a controversial asshole… nope, just a security nerd. I wonder if NordVPN’s new nordwhisper protocol will circumvent some of this?

I’ve also wondered if they’ve collected hardware hashes of the actual computer beyond IPv4. Never heard of CaptchaV3… I’ll have to read up on that.