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[mirimir]

Right. Just like China etc. So anyone in the EU will need to use VPNs and/or Tor to reach the real Internet. I mean, it's one thing to force respect for people's privacy. But this stuff is fundamentally inconsistent with the Internet.

[adrianN → mirimir]

Maybe it's just the latest ploy in the game of creating home grown internet companies. Weibo et al seem to do great behind the Great Firewall.

[mirimir → adrianN]

Good point, I guess. But that's a pretty blunt instrument.

In China's case, there is a genuine (not that I like it) interest in blocking access to "disruptive" material.

[walterstucco → mirimir]

The internet outside EU is not so interesting as you think

American online services will be available without problems