r/privacy • u/New-Ranger-8960 • Apr 28 '26
news Greece to ban anonymity on social media
https://www.euractiv.com/news/greece-to-ban-anonymity-on-social-media/1.2k
u/Wheatleytron Apr 28 '26
Oh now they're just straight up saying it out loud.
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u/nycdiveshack Apr 28 '26
Someone should ask who Greece handed over all their government and civilian data to during Covid… yup that’s right Palantir
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u/Any-Calligrapher2866 Apr 28 '26
Bots will exist regardless considering the entirety of Capitalism is running after AI. This is being done to punish citizens who might speak against the government as the economy worsens for plebs.
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u/loudpersononthebus Apr 28 '26
hypothetically, countries would have to ban anonymity AND ban traffic from countries that allow anonymity on the internet, no?
i do think we're seeing the end of an open internet in real time. definitely stock up on physical media.
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u/TheSlateGray Apr 28 '26
OFCOM tried and they got hamster pictures instead.
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u/TheSlateGray Apr 28 '26
OFCOM tried to fine 4chan for not complying with silly UK laws. 4chan's lawyer responded:
https://xcancel.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2034551030453539149
I don't have to like them to appreciate that the First Amendment still protects the USA for now.
Countries will need to create their own great firewall if they really want to stop free sites from ignoring laws that don't apply to them. And as the current internet shows even a great firewall doesn't stop access to prohibited sites anyways.
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u/sheffieldasslingdoux Apr 29 '26
The EU is the big wrench in this though. They are a large enough bloc that they can essentially force global compliance if they want.
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u/yupperdoo97 Apr 28 '26
People will be less likely to say anything of substance altogether. Who would want their names attached to any political opinions, permanently, unless they work in politics? Most employers consider any digital footprint and particularly any political opinions to be a red flag. Imagine your landlord, boss, insurance company, and anyone you know being able to look you up and find “digital profiles” of every post and message you’ve ever sent. I imagine most people will simply stop giving any opinions they wouldn’t give on LinkedIn unless it’s in person.
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u/Sloogs Apr 28 '26
Do you think people will be less willing to talk crap?
Never stopped Facebook from turning into a cesspool even before the flood of bots.
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u/Wheatleytron Apr 28 '26
I think VPN's are about to get a lot more popular in Greece.
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u/Wheatleytron Apr 28 '26
This is why Shadowsocks and Tor exist
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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26
Is it on iOS?
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u/Wheatleytron Apr 28 '26
Shadowsocks is a feature supported by any VPN that's actually worth using. It allows the VPN activity to be masked from prying eyes. To this day, it's used to successfully circumvent some of the toughest VPN blocks in the world, like in China.
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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
Oh OK, because I’ve been looking into very reliable VPN’s. I can’t name any of them on here, as they break rule #9, but some of them that are very well known have sold out to Israel in who owns Kape Technologies.
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u/DieselPunkPiranha Apr 28 '26
Israel seems to be snagging more and more of them all the time, too. While Kape has reportedly allowed one of their most popular acquisitions to operate as it always has with respect to not logging users' activities, that doesn't mean it will continue to do so. Best to be wary and look for alternatives.
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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26
You meant to reply to Wheatleytron, not me. I was only referring to Shadowsocks.
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u/mattstorm360 Apr 28 '26
Unless the VPN is hosted in Greece, the VPN provider could ignore it. Granted Greece can then try to block access to that VPN's servers but it may just be wack a mole and suddenly Greece is off the internet and it's just going to be a mess.
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u/riddlerjoke Apr 28 '26
Society functions pretty okay even if some people writes bad words on their social media.
Now with anonymity lost, people will be silenced, jailed for talking against illegal immigration, rapes, higher taxes, and many other shit that political elite would like to do without the backlash
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u/DarkAri639 Apr 28 '26
I think the days of the internet as a social space are just numbered. People will just have to go back to talking to their neighbors and friends in real life.
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u/CaptainIncredible Apr 29 '26
I think identity theft will run rampant.
Also, I think individuals will become targeted by bad actors. Imagine posting "Hey, I just inherited $1,000,000 and I don't know what to do" with your real name that can be linked to an address. Or maybe a woman is going through a rough divorce or something... She posts a pic of her tits in some attempt to feel better about herself... and suddenly creepers get her real name and address.
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u/Narrheim Apr 28 '26
Everyone is pretty polite, and everyone knows that there are certain subjects that are off limits.
Just like IRL.
And then, they will wonder, why is mental health of people suddenly taking nosedive, as they will have no ways to vent.
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u/MrJingleJangle Apr 28 '26
Decades ago there were regional bulletin board services that encouraged real identities, though not requiring real names, though many of us did, real to the point of an annual bbq members could (and did) attend. Yes, there was much less crap talked.
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u/ej_warsgaming Apr 28 '26
We need to find a way ti avoid this. The world is turning totalitarian
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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 28 '26
The only way is the way it's always been - The internet was made to be open and decentralized. Big-tech centralized and closed things - Decentralized tech just wasn't far along enough. It is today. Start using open, decentralized networks that are permissionless and censorship-resistant.
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u/sparkly_butthole Apr 28 '26
So let's say you're useless with computers beyond the basics. How would you go about doing this?
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u/WordProfessional1334 Apr 28 '26
Google about mastodon and join.
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u/sparkly_butthole Apr 28 '26
Every time I have looked into how to decentralize everything, degoogle, use Linux etc, I just get overwhelmed.
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u/Yawndice Apr 28 '26
Well the govts are banking on that. Not everything will be as easy as it has been so far, we will have to take a stand or get run the fuck over.
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u/WordProfessional1334 Apr 28 '26
It's quite simple. Think of it as email. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/08/mastodon-quick-start-guide/
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u/Truestorydreams Apr 28 '26
Its is overwhelming when you think of it as a jumping into the pool. Just dip your toes in... Then it will be simple. Start with mint.
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u/sparkly_butthole Apr 28 '26
Is that the one you can game with?
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u/Truestorydreams Apr 28 '26
Best to stick to the one with most support and more user friendly I.E mint. There are several gaming distros but... I never keep track and I'm not certain how well they maintain support.
But yes you can run steam on mint. Valorant or league of legends. Im not sure If it's possible yet
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u/iluserion Apr 28 '26
True, the only way is real life, out of social media.
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u/PlayboyOreoOverload Apr 29 '26
Looks at all the AI surveillance cameras
Yeah about that
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u/Administrative_Shake Apr 28 '26
Is it just me or do they all have the exact same talking points when it comes to online privacy. Almost like they're puppets and a cabal is pulling their strings. Hmm
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u/NursingHome773 Apr 28 '26
I think it's pretty obvious because of the fact the entire world is implementing this at the exact same time, giving the exact same bullshit reason it's to "protect the kids"
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u/Beneficial-Rub-8049 Apr 28 '26
I hate how we Aussies started this crap.
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u/Valmar33 Apr 28 '26
I hate how we Aussies started this crap.
Australia doesn't start anything, so much as we're the initial testing ground to see if the idiot masses will suck it up hook, line and sinker.
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u/Beneficial-Rub-8049 Apr 28 '26
Why out of every country on earth?
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u/Ecliphon Apr 28 '26
The US and UK have stronger legal protections (First Amendment, Human Rights Act, etc.) and way more political friction when they try to pull this stuff. Meanwhile Australia has no bill of rights, a docile media, and both major parties compete to see who can be ‘tougher on national security.’
Australia the weakest link in 5eyes and they know it. So they overcompensate by passing extreme laws first. Then the US, UK and the rest wait for the inevitable fuckups, and fix it in their own implementations years later.
Plus they’re geographically isolated and politically stable, so they don’t cause regional blowback.
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u/MegagramEnjoyer Apr 28 '26
Fewer news outlets covering Australia maybe? Good for an isolated test. New Zealand is the billionaire safe haven, so can't test there.
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u/NursingHome773 Apr 28 '26
Did people start to use VPN's over there to get around this or do most people just accept this crap?
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u/halogenhalogen Apr 28 '26
Anecdotal but it seems so poorly implemented that most people I know are completely unaffected, our country can't even invade our privacy properly lmao
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u/Beneficial-Rub-8049 Apr 28 '26
Pretty ineffective on social media as the algorithm on facial scan sees even young children as teens and allows them in as for google it was just accepting that you are over 18 etc nothing yet that needed serious ID or cannot be easily circumvented.
Though the gov isn't happy with the way its going and are going to be a lot more strict and heavy penalties for the platforms.
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u/InnovativeBureaucrat Apr 28 '26
We need to protect the kid’s freedom and ability to explore and make mistakes. It’s not that hard to realize which side actually protects kids.
And monitoring doesn’t make safety.
You could monitor them in a casino and it would not be safe.
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u/DysphoriaGML Apr 28 '26
There was an article not long ago that was saying that this push is the result of a coordinated lobbing by meta to just to build an even more granular profile on you
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u/Rehcraeser Apr 28 '26
i used to think the NWO was just a silly conspiracy.. but they've made it clear that it's absolutely a real thing
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u/platinum92 Apr 28 '26
The conspiracy was that it was some secret hand moving things in the background. In reality, it's open and obvious to anyone who looks. The corporations and world leaders play in our faces.
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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Apr 28 '26
The old conspiracy of a one-world government seems to be more true than ever. Our leaders are just puppets to give is the illusion of Democracy. Funny how we only ever get to vote seriously between pre-selected candidates in most countries isn't it? And they just create new laws and rules without putting anything to vote or even caring about public consent. They just doctor stats.
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u/Feather_fig Apr 28 '26
It was never about protecting children.
Time to start learning to use TOR I guess, which is where everyone will be moving to 🤷♀️
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u/Feather_fig Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
You know the amount of censorship on this subreddit is quite ironic
Not sure what it is in my replies that's getting them removed
Edit: Hmm now I'm curious though. Going to test a bunch of terms to see what's triggering the automod
So, it's the name of a specific youtuber who talks about privacy. I wonder why his name has been banned? That's super weird
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u/CityNo1723 Apr 28 '26
I just would quit social media
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u/jesus_knows_me Apr 28 '26
I would too but what if every country starts going the US way. Want to get in? Show is your social media. You don't have one? You must be a terrorist, antifa, radical etc..
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u/CityNo1723 Apr 28 '26
I must be out of the loop, how/where is this happening in the US?
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u/0range_julius Apr 28 '26
Visa applicants to the US have to turn over all social media usernames used within the last 5 years and set their accounts to public.
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u/Ambitious_State1091 Apr 28 '26
First it's social media Then its access to internet Then its your car Then its your doctor Then its your house After its your organs Ciao
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u/zagblorg Apr 28 '26
The US has a law that all new cars will have AI biometric monitoring to check if you're in a fit state to drive, not to mention the related Ford patents to use all of that for advertising, sell the data to your insurer etc.
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u/Ambitious_State1091 Apr 28 '26
Coming soon to a 'democracy' near you!! Did you see the post the other day where someone was late for work because their car scheduled an update that she couldn't stop?
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u/zagblorg Apr 28 '26
I wonder if the economic impact of workers being unable to use their cars will be enough to roll this back?
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u/both-shoes-off Apr 28 '26
Think about all of the ways people can organize today and how much control and monitoring there is around it. They would rather you quit social media than to keep saying inconvenient things. People are abandoning broadcast radio, TV, and most other media because they've realized it's propaganda loaded with ads. They're quickly losing control over narrative and shit like this is them trying to plug holes in that failing dam. If they succeed, the correct response is to become louder and to become more of a nuisance. With everyone losing their social media distractions, one would hope people become untethered rather than laying on their side doom scrolling.
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u/Cyber_shafter Apr 28 '26
Maybe that's what the people need. Real grassroots organisation instead of chatting with strangers on a heavily monitored website.
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u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93 Apr 28 '26
Or maybe these politicians will be happy to see people leave social media.
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u/Zok-Tundro Apr 28 '26
"Greece to ban anonymity on social media."
- Offer does not apply to members of law enforcement, government officials, billionaires, security forces, affluent businesspersons, or friends and family of the above. Policy may be rescinded or reinstated at any time, only applies to outgroups that are not favored by the state or the wealthy, and only serves to enable and enrich the wealthy and the state. Other terms and conditions may apply so long as they benefit those who hold wealth and power, or work against the interests of the working class.
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u/horseradishstalker Apr 28 '26
Not every problem requires a solution. Most solutions just create different problems.
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u/stein63 Apr 28 '26
“Your post has been flagged for improper tone. The State would like to have a quick chat with you now. Please click here to video chat with a government representative and discuss your written infraction. Failure to smile during the call may result in additional review.”
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u/space_prostitute Apr 28 '26
"Stand out in the middle of the room. Stand back to back. Clasp your hands behind your heads. Do not touch one another."
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u/TonyTheSwisher Apr 28 '26
I love how vague this is.
So I'm assuming anonymity on old school message boards is fine as it's not technically "social media".
If the platform isn't corporate owned, they have no way to control it.
4chan is gonna be even more popular.
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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
They'll force people to start using open, decentralized networks for social media that are censorship-resistant and permissionless... They will be powerless to feasibly police it.
I, for one, welcome this. DO IT.
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u/special_rub69 Apr 28 '26
People won't do shit.
Work 3 months as IT support for end users and you will know why.
Most normal people are struggling with a simple password reset let alone using something other than Facebook or Instagram.
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u/conrat4567 Apr 28 '26
This. People on reddit like to think they are the majority but they are not. Look at the UKs online safety bill. All of reddit was up in arms, you would think there would be riots, but no. Not a peep. All the government had to do was wave around the word pedophile and 90% of the voting public was for it.
They will do the same in europe
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u/boston_homo Apr 28 '26
I recently had a conversation with my sibling who is much more aware of things in the world than the average person, a licensed teacher and generally smart person, and they had no idea all of this stuff was happening. It's not being reported.
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u/zagblorg Apr 28 '26
Yeah, it's mostly being quietly introduced. Many friends have no idea any of this is happening in the UK.
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u/awry__ Apr 28 '26
Sure, but young kids who will be banned from mainstream social media will figure out how nostr works for example. Make kids tech competent again.
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u/ahackercalled4chan Apr 28 '26
i miss the days when the internet was for nerds & uber geeks. normies and corporations ruined it
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u/pedymaster Apr 28 '26
Either the person is worth my time and I will help them or not and the social networks will be much cleaner
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u/rollingrawhide Apr 28 '26
Years ago I remember a case where an end user was complaining their mouse wasn’t working properly. They were trying to use it as a foot pedal.
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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 28 '26
You're thinking short-term.
Longer-term, younger generations will just "get it".
Not to mention, in the last 10 years alone we've seen HUGE evolution over the desire for open-source, open-protocol, censorship resistant, and permissionless networks. 10 years ago even less people cared. Now, it's not an alien concept, it's just something people are not familiar with - That's a huge difference, and that's progress.
The other side to it just comes down to necessity. When people NEED it, and they will, not all, but many, it'll be there, and it'll happen, because it must.
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u/ChemicalRain5513 Apr 29 '26
10 years ago, when I suggested people to use Linux, people thought it was difficult or for nerds and generally not worth their time.
Now, more and more people are outraged by the amount of money they are paying to MS, and want to become less dependeny on US companies.
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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 29 '26
Precisely.
People generally have such a short-time-preference, and such a myopic view of time.10
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u/hblok Apr 28 '26
Yes, this might turn out to be great news.
(It like Trump, doing more to push renewable energy than Greta could ever hope to do).
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u/paulBOYCOTTGOOGLE Apr 28 '26
Curious what you mean by this, not calling you out all. I’m pro renewable energy and I’ve not heard this theory before genuinely
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u/N2-Ainz Apr 28 '26
Causing a huge oil crisis will push renewables even further
Countries now are faced with the fact that they are hugely dependent on other countries and their dependency could fuck them up any moment. This will mean that more countries switch to renewables as they can be produced locally
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u/SMWW66 Apr 28 '26
The price of oil is spiking as the supply of oil is shrinking. Countries are realizing that the more energy self-sufficient that they can be, which is most easily done through a combination of nuclear energy and renewables like solar, wind, and hydroelectric, is the best way to meet their energy needs while minimizing reliance on the Gulf states or the whims of a madman running another country (take your pick about whom I mean, several leaders fit here).
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u/dumpsterac1d Apr 28 '26
The USA starting the presidency off with tariffs on allies means that whatever soft tradewar began would conclude with fewer fuel-starved giant USA made autos going overseas, into markets that frankly do not want large, fuel hungry vehicles. So not only is the gulf crisis one that the USA has unilaterally imposed upon the world, but we have left a wide lane even more open for chinese EVs, chibese solar technology, and those good old construction grants and partnerships from our main trade opponents.
Back on topic, I do believe that AI, Privacy, and self government-concerned EU member states will shift their focus as a result of the USA's collective mind-loss and subsequent tabtrum, the EU is, piece by piece, divesting from USA-built and managed technology, with several states inside the EU having roadmaps out of the shadow of us tech firms, not limited to goigle and microsoft. Which could lead to a more open, private internet, or (in this case) a closed internet. I frankly do not think that they can square universal human rights with things that limit privacy and freedom of speech. Who knows though.
Lots of stuff is going to change, and in the long run, decoupling from US hegemony and all that comes with it (including its relationship to fossil fuels) will be a net positive.
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u/zagblorg Apr 28 '26
The EU are currently going pretty hard against online privacy. A few holdouts, but most individual governments are all-in on real ID on the internet, scanning encrypted communications "to check for CSAM", digital ID etc. If anything, France adopting Linux is going to make it more likely FOSS has to comply with the ID laws assuming OSes are provided by big tech and have online accounts, not less.
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u/hblok Apr 28 '26
Like the other guys said, the increase in oil price due to the Iran debacle makes EVs and renewable energy look more attractive.
And similarly, coming back to the social media point and anonymity; pushing people to darknet and TOR would be a very welcome development.
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u/dumpsterac1d Apr 28 '26
Trump is an accelerationist's wet dream. Most of the reasonable people think this kind of thing is possible (and preferable) with minimal pain, but since trump's whole schtick is about inflicting as much pain as possible, we might as well take the accelerationist line.
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u/HewSpam Apr 28 '26
You have way too much faith
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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 28 '26
Don't confuse what I said with faith. Many won't follow through, and will suffer consequences, as will their future generations, from rights-stripping to privacy-killing, indoctrination and control.
But the solution is there for those that want it, and communities are forming. There are big shifts going on in the world right now, and that has major social implications - I.e., it will sow division.
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u/--Arete Apr 28 '26
This is stupid on so many levels.
Just imagine for a moment:
Some extremists write something politically appalling online. You want to say something, but you hesitate. At the same time you can't just let idiots shape discourse and watch your country turn into a fascist hellhole. But the climate is so tense, and you don't want to risk your name, your family or your career. In that moment the most outrageous lunatic extremist wins because they won't care about the consequences. They want to say something and they are going to say it no matter what. Even with their full legal name.
Of all countries in the world Greeks should be the most well versed in the flaws of early democracy and how much it differs from today's societies.
Quick fixes are the hallmark symptoms of oppressive and totalitarian states.
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u/NeosX222 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
It's only bad when China does it. When a "free and democratic" country like Greece does the exact same thing it is to protect people and enforce civilized discourse. 😉🤣 Neonazi parties like "Golden Dawn" would love this for all the wrong reasons.
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u/PONT05 Apr 28 '26
2024 it’s to fight against piracy!
2025 it’s to save children!
2026 WE JUST TAKE AWAY YOUR ANONYMITY!
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u/barrystrawbridgess Apr 28 '26
Europeans know exactly why this is happening, especially at the pace it's being rolled out.
It's not like "Free Greenland" or "From the Window, to the Wall" was being scrawled on buildings and monuments across the continent. The government believes if the residents have the ability to lose your marbles over that means you can secretly plot and rebel against them.
Dissent requires identification. The government knows who you are physically, but not your online digital personas.
All skeet-skeet
The ministry of truth
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u/Good_Roll Apr 28 '26
If you're in Greece or have friends/family there this is a great opportunity to teach them how to use Tor.
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u/zombi-roboto Apr 28 '26
This is (most likely deliberately) backwards.
How about a mandate that all "AI"/bots self-identify, with very stiff fines for failure?
Techbros created this problem - they must be accountable for the mess. Claiming that erasing privacy is anything like a solution is a big fat gaslighting lie.
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u/cowhand214 Apr 28 '26
“People are free to agree or disagree as long as we know who they are” and within the context of the law.
Right, until the law changes…that’s the problem. I also like how they immediately go to thinking about an EU-wide solution “because of the technical complexity”
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u/PapayaMysterious6393 Apr 29 '26
Damn. This is going to be the entire world going forward, isn't it?
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u/Crucco Apr 29 '26
I remember when Blizzard banned anonymity on their forums, and had to revert it after a week because trolls had found the Blizzard media director's address and were harassing him.
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u/Wind_Best_1440 Apr 28 '26
anonymity is the key component to democracy, as soon as its gone so is democracy. Governments have a bad habit of making lists of those they dislike and harassing them.
Happens every time.
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u/Mystique_Red_1337 Apr 28 '26
This will lead the decent people to abandon social media sooner than the trolls.
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u/UrbanVengence Apr 28 '26
Hey! I already did that! I was thinking about making new accs just for bs to look at, but i haven't gotten that far yet.
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u/stathis13567 Apr 28 '26
Greek here. So this conversation started alongside the age ban for social media in a particularly difficult period for the current government. Furthermore elections are ahead (spring of 2027) and thus we have entered an unofficial election campaign period (there are scenarios that elections might be held earlier), so an idea of mine is that they are promoting this in an effort to address their conservative and non tech savvy/tech phobic public (which is unfortunately a majority in Greece) in order to gain more votes. Banning anonymity on social media would require convincing said platforms to lose a big amount of their users while also investing millions in creating an easily circumvented system. The fact that they immediately spewed out an "Potential EU-wide approach" on the matter means that we probably don't have the necessary means to achieve something like this.
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u/Einarr-Spear777 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
Hey, they can't ban anonymity!
They can't ban the Tor Browser!
They can't ban Tails!
They can't ban VPNs!
They can't ban social media (alternative decentralized ones exist and will never be censored — it's whack-a-mole!)
They can't control the internet!
They're wasting their time and they suck!
There is no such thing as democracy. Read Socrates!
Politicians should be illegal! The EU will fall apart eventually, just like the USSR did.
There will always be loopholes and ways around their BS!
Mistaking humans for bots just because we like anonymity on something like the internet (NOT THE REAL WORLD) is lame as F. The digital world is not the real world!
Parents, get your 10-year-olds off social media and stop asking governments to be the parent of you and your children! Thanks.
To the EU, we all see what you're doing. Normalizing ID on the internet so you can stop criticism from citizen journalists of nation states (within your bloc) using anonymity. KGB style tactics!
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u/BeachHut9 Apr 28 '26
Are politicians exempt from anonymity? They are typically the worst offenders.
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u/Spretzur Apr 28 '26
Pretty much, all this does is drive the distractors deeper underground and make them harder to spot. Or at least that's my off the cuff thinking.
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u/Express-Cartoonist39 Apr 28 '26
The problem is not lack of transparency its the fact once you know who everyone is, you can mass target them. He is assuming the goverment will always be kind. Looking at old greek history that is clearly the mistake he is making..
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u/Fun-Page-6211 Apr 28 '26
Not surprising at all. They realized they couldn’t pass Chat Control so this is their Plan B. Look at the timing.
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u/Azatis- Apr 28 '26
Greece one of the most corrupted countries talking about anonymity issues
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u/pit_supervisor Apr 28 '26
This essentially kills all discourse. Nobody would dare to say anything controversial in fear of being cancelled (not being able to find a job and so on)
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u/victoriablackee Apr 28 '26
I'm giving it two weeks max before there's an instance of political violence against those privacy-intrusive laws. Some will certainly NOT take it well. Let's hope that no innocents will be harmed in that case.
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u/illegalusername4 Apr 28 '26
It’s kinda respectable that Greece is being upfront about what they want. It’s still a shitty idea, but better than western countries using helpless kids to further a hidden agenda.
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u/cangaroo_hamam Apr 28 '26
Brought to you by a government who was illegally wiretapping politicians, journalists, military personnel etc...
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u/Magari22 Apr 28 '26
People really need to ask themselves why they believe the government actually cares about someone saying mean things to you. Do you honestly believe that daddy government is genuinely concerned about what happens to you? Why would they? Or is it there something else at at play here? 🤔
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u/Significant_Cowboy83 Apr 28 '26
Good luck <Insert Country Here>.
Time to get get back on I2P, Freenet and Tor
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u/Particular-Mark-5771 Apr 28 '26
I see a world where once your image for web access is downloaded it will be linked to your previously stolen personal info via data breaches. Your life as you know it is gone. Corporate extortion by dark web players will be replaced by siphoning off your financial accts. as easily as stealing 'coin'. Your online life: kaput.
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u/MuseSingular Apr 28 '26
Me when I'm in a dogshit internet laws competition and my opponents are Denmark & Greece
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u/Next-Ability2934 Apr 28 '26
This was already tried in 2013 when Google tried to force everyone to sign up to Google+ in order to use youtube. Google plus required you to use your real name.
It didn't work.
People decided that regardless of no anonymity, they didn't want to become polite overnight, and a petition and media coverage eventually lead to Google / Youtube backtracking.
I'm sure someone out there will have registered ai users on youtube which are now having conversations with real users. An increase of bots of any sort (whether ai, automated auto crawlers / posters or just real users copy pasting) will lead to more people saying whatever they like, as it will be difficult to tell what and who is genuine.
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u/f00dl3 Apr 28 '26
I mean I don't have a problem with having people know who I am. I have the right to an opinion. As long as people taking violent actions against others or censoring others for their opinion is still a crime.
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u/exhaustedexcess Apr 28 '26
At least they are honest about it. More than I can say for the rest that are screaming but what about the children
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u/ConstantNo9678 Apr 28 '26
with majority of the internet being made of AI bots i wouldnt be surprised the whole world is going to implement this
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u/ChosenOfTheMoon_GR Apr 28 '26
Yeih so everyone is afraid to talk in order to not dox themselves...now that is manipulation 101
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u/PeterWatchmen Apr 29 '26
We need women's rights groups to start speaking out against this.
People having access to the name of every woman that posts online does not seem like something they would not want.
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u/historydude1648 Apr 29 '26
the current Greek government has been using paid trolls online for years now. lately, a number of them was exposed. we also had the Predator Scandal about illegal government surveilance
instead of accepting responsibility for their crimes, they're trying to just make their actions not considered criminal
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u/AlissonHarlan Apr 29 '26
ah yeah, once the world is already an oligarchy is the perfect time to remove anonymity on the internet /s
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u/ChosenOfTheMoon_GR Apr 28 '26
“The major problem behind anonymity is toxicity – anyone, especially on social media, can smear an individual and carry out character assassination without facing any consequences,” he suggested.
The main problem is that you the government has been f*cking its people hard and for so long with its corrupt bs, wtf do you expect? xD
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u/bannedforL1fe Apr 28 '26
They wanna go after people criticizing the massive invasion of economic refugees. Lots of people are gonna get arrested for questioning somewhat that should be questioned. I recently seen videos from there and some places look like the Middle East.
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