They said it was about protecting kids. But within hours of the UK’s new Online Safety Act, protest footage vanished, forums were geoblocked, and facial scans became the price of entry.
This episode breaks down what really happened on July 25th—and why it matters far beyond Britain. We cover:
How age verification laws became digital ID mandates
The EU's "EUDI Wallet" and China's internet ID, side by side
State-funded police teams tracking "anti-migrant sentiment"
The 1,400% surge in VPN use—and why that's not enough
What living in East Germany taught me about underground networks
And why browsers can be switched off, but brotherhood cannot
The free internet is closing. The next phase isn’t digital. It’s human.
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