Between the mid-1990s and present, governments in Western countries have transitioned from a hands-off approach to the internet toward aggressive censorship and control, in stark contrast to their previous policy.

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Ian Clarke

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between the mid-90s when, I would say, the internet originally kind of entered the mainstream and now, uh, governments, at least in the West, have taken a pretty relatively hands-off approach with the internet

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Freenet - Services Without ServersFUTO
Created: 8/13/2026, 10:21:03 AM

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