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Mulvad ad spotted in London tube
(lemmy.world)
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COUNTRIES THAT BAN OR RESTRICT VPN SERVICES: Iran, Belarus, Iraq, North Korea, Turkmenistan, China, Russia, Egypt, India, Myanmar, Oman... United Kingdom?
This is probably referring to this: https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/vpn-ban-uk-b2939311.html
An older post from Mulvad about their issues advertising in the UK: https://mullvad.net/en/and-then/uk
It's pretty obvious they are asking if the UK is next to block VPNs.
That said, I will agree that there is a second layer meaning. "These are the sorts of governments you will be aligning with following this policy".
The UK is/was a colonial power. Usually those oppress people outside the country, but keep the people within relatively happy. Rights for the internal group but not external ones. A form of profiteering and oppression.
By comparison, most of the countries listed here crack down regularly on the rights of people within their country, and this is the direction the UK goes in when they ban protests and privacy.
Oppression is oppression, and oppression is bad.