[DANmode]

https://sociable.co/government-and-policy/governments-progra...

The above has some chatter about non-US nations exploring the expiry/programmability aspects.

[imtringued]

I don't get it. The government could just ban the things it doesn't want instead.

Also, nothing stops people from buying the goods in question by using a payment service provider/bank that provides a layer on top of the CDBC and automatically circulates the money for you behind the scenes to avoid the expiry.

[DANmode]

You mean the way they banned Wikileaks? ;]