[nkkollaw]

There are and there will be tools to counter governments' attempts at censoring or controlling the internet, but most people will never find out nor be able to use those tools. Most people use the tools that came with their phone by default.

In addition, as those efforts gain more popularity propaganda from the government will increase, and will make the regular Joe feel like cryptography is for terrorists.

I mean not to be pessimistic, but... :-D

[alacombe]

Funny enough that the companies who built a lot of those tools are the first to censor & attempt to control the Internet.

[nkkollaw]

Yup.

We're seeing quite a lot of episodes of deplatforming lately.

It seems as if payment processors are pressuring everyone down below to comply, but it start with them.