Re: Goodbye Youtube?
That has been true but the more you start to dig into the workings of our governments over the last few years, the less it seems to hold up now.
We're had reports just on here on El Reg talking about closed court trials, businesses being compelled to provide information but not being able to tell anyone they're so compelled.
We've got new laws that allow for mass surveillance and monitoring and we are half a step away from a national firewall that would be the envy of China - all used under the "Terrorism, duh" or "Think of the children" monikers.
Here in the UK, I believe it's still true that there are more CCTV cameras per person than anywhere else.
When you're taking part in a march against, say, Brexit, then the government don't really care and it helps to give the impression that they support freedom of expression and democracy with one hand, whilst they're trying undermine it slyly with the other.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
