From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/19/2026 7:38 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:10:34 +0000, Julian    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> The US government is launching a web portal allowing Europeans to bypass   
   >> internet firewalls going up around the continent. The UK is leading the   
   >> charge when it comes to egregious online censorship…   
   >   
   > That's right, if you are going to read propaganda, make sure it is   
   > ours.   
   >   
   Key words: Free speech; Public; internet   
      
   In the U.S., people have an innate and constitutional right to free   
   speech on the internet against government censorship, as social media   
   platforms are considered modern "public squares".   
    >   
   >> “Freedom.gov” will be the web address. It may include a Virtual Private   
   >> Network service. Starmer is currently trying to ban them…   
   >>   
   >> Reuters reports it was meant to go public at the Munich Security   
   >> Conference but has been delayed. Internal legal disputes reportedly   
   >> could further delay its launch. A State Department official insisted it   
   >> would go ahead: “Digital freedom is a priority for the State Department…   
   >> and that includes the proliferation of privacy and   
   >> censorship-circumvention technologies like VPNs.” British citizens are   
   >> once again faced with a bizarre situation in which the US government   
   >> cares more for their right to free expression than their own…   
   >>   
   >> Guido   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> (Thanks, chaps)   
      
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