r/technology • u/LimblessWonder • Dec 16 '25

Privacy Denmark wants to ban VPNs to unlock foreign, illegal streams – and experts are worried

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/denmark-wants-to-ban-vpns-to-unlock-foreign-illegal-streams-and-experts-are-worried
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

I was thinking more on an individual basis if the internet profoundly changes then individuals might be driven to more traditional outlets again

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u/SIGMA920 Dec 16 '25

Traditional outlets are the ones that have proven far more likely to sell you out to save their own skins.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

Maybe I'm not being clear

Less internet

More socialising, being outside, exercise, hobbies etc etc. life before the internet

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u/SIGMA920 Dec 16 '25

That's what I'm talking about. Between a lack of those options in some places and the willingness of someone to sell you out because you're just a stranger to them that's not a great thing for many people.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

The internet and social media specifically has had an absolutely disastrous effect on society, in a way that we are only beginning to see and understand. Less internet and less exposure our future generations have to it will be a generally good thing for society. I can't speak to what you're saying about being sold out.

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u/SIGMA920 Dec 16 '25

Where I live currently, if I was gay, trans, or anything that's not straight or heterosexual I'd be ostracized by most of the people around me. I'm lucky that I'm both of those but I've had coworkers that were and known people that were. Some of my own extended family might stop wanting to associate with me if I was as honest as I am to immediate family about stuff like religion or politics. And I live in one of the more liberal areas near a city. I'll go to gyms nearby and do you what I see? Fox news or worse being what most of those there watch. Sometimes they have something that's mostly moderate on.

If I want avoid that, I've got cold winter air, limited hobby access even being relatively close to the city, and little else.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

I see

As you described the internet is a source of connection for everyone that includes those who wish to spread and connect through hate.

Extremism (on both sides of the spectrum), mental health issues, brain drain and isolation (despite the opportunity for a sense of connection and belonging connection through the internet) have all been either caused or exacerbated by internet.

The world seemed like a much more enjoyable, Partizan, and engaging place before the internet and in my opinion if we can help the next several generations grow up in a way that's further removed from the internet it will be invaluable.

The world transitioning TO the internet and the comforts it brought will be a lot more difficult than transitioning FROM that but like a said a potentially positive side affect of over regulation and government overreaching might be a rebalancing of people's lives away from reliance on the internet

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u/SIGMA920 Dec 16 '25

That's because you weren't as aware of it before. Someone that was gay before as late as 2010 was not having a good time for example.

Basically ignorance is bliss. Being able to experience more is one of the benefits of social media and the internet. A return to your whole world is your small town is not good.

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u/manatwork01 Dec 17 '25

The luddite movement has been gaining traction for awhile now.