Whenever you hear someone (especially a government agency) tell you what they are doing is “for your protection,” it’s a good sign they are trying to gain more control over you.
And one of the most recent examples of protection disguised as a control issue is how France announced they are considering a ban on VPNs. *
The justification is shielding children from harmful content online.
But once the state begins targeting tools designed to preserve privacy and free access, the issue is no longer child safety but authority over the internet itself.
(* Note: A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a service that creates a secure, encrypted tunnel for your internet traffic between your device and a remote server. It hides your IP address, protects your online identity, and prevents ISPs or hackers from tracking your browsing activity or stealing data on public Wi-Fi.)
France claims: If VPNs allow children to evade age filters, then restricting them would enforce the law more effectively.
Translation: Government believes it should parent your children and you…and that the internet is no longer a space of free exchange and open access, but a domain to be regulated, surveilled, and ultimately controlled.
For Your Protection
History has a way of showing us how the “step by step” governments policies work:
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Each restriction is justified as temporary, limited, or necessary.
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First, it is to protect children. *
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Then to combat misinformation.
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Then to enforce taxes, sanctions, or public order.
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The cumulative effect is always the same: the individual loses autonomy, and the state gains visibility and leverage.
(* Just like liberal white women who argue about protecting children while advocating abortion)
This is not about teenagers using social media.
It is about who controls access to information and communication in the digital age.
And once governments assert the right to decide when and how citizens may shield themselves online, the balance of power shifts permanently.
Next up on the “for your protection” circus is the push for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) to replace the use of cash.
On Monday’s Tucker Carlson show, Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming,
“…offering benefits but also potentially allowing governments to exert more control over people’s finances.”
Sorry/not sorry Ray, but the benefits of CBDCs will make banning VPNs look mild by comparison.
Banksters and governments will reap all the benefits.
And we don’t recall anyone asking the public whether or not they would like CBDCs.
As Dirty Harry might say…
