alt.hn

2/19/2026 at 3:46:17 PM

Freedom.gov: US State Department Plans VPN Portal for Europe

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Freedom-gov-US-State-Department-plans-VPN-portal-for-Europe-11182526.html

by layer8

2/19/2026 at 4:24:36 PM

At the same time they're withdrawing funding from existing programmes to support internet freedom: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/us-funding-for...

One might almost suspect that the US regime is merely indulging in shallow posturing.

by roryirvine

2/19/2026 at 4:49:43 PM

They want to make sure the "Freedom" consumed only contains the right kind of freedom.

It'll be the the best freedom, the greatest freedom, everyone says so. There will never have been freedom like this in the history of freedom. Everyone will be instructed to acknowledge how free this freedom is, or else.

by graybeardhacker

2/19/2026 at 5:15:36 PM

I don't think it's posturing, I think they legitimately do want the entire world to have access to the CSAM, nonconsensual generated porn, and white nationalist propaganda now being produced and disseminated by american tech companies. These are sincere values of the american right and they have dedicated significant resources to them already. This isn't out of nowhere and it isn't fake either.

by giraffe_lady

2/19/2026 at 6:32:13 PM

ICE enrollment is complimentary :).

by tibbydudeza