2026-04-16 14:50 UTC
It's not "coordinated" any more than every action in service of capital is. These policies and values coincide because all of these liberal states share common imperatives. The internet is a problem for liberals; it is impossible to fully control without diminishing its use for industry, anti-capitalism has flourished online even with the overwhelming corporate promotion of fascism and liberalism, and the international nature of the medium has made imperialism more visible to the metropole than ever.
They correctly identify that the internet is a threat to their security, and they are moving to secure it and punish as many people as they can to discourage its use for disruptive purposes.
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@NewOldGuard@lemmy.ml 2026-04-16 14:53
I agree with the logic you present for why the capitalist class wants policies like this, but the specific timing does come from coordinated efforts here. It’s class warfare and they have intense organization amongst themselves. The charge is being led by big tech firms and their lobbying groups making a unified push right now to consolidate their control over online speech, communication, and surveillance. But the reasoning you present is absolutely sound
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@geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2026-04-16 15:01
But it is. It's not nations themselves advocating or voting for it. It's the EU top-down trying to get this to pass and instructing the leaders of member countries how to push it through.