Showerthought: I thought using a VPN for everything was overkill until my friend in Hong Kong got a warning

He sent a message in a group chat about a protest, nothing graphic, just the location. His ISP sent him a notice the next day about 'network misuse'. That was six months ago. Now I run a VPN on my phone and laptop 24/7, no exceptions. Has anyone else had a simple chat trigger an official warning from their provider?

My friend in Germany told me their new law would make social media delete posts faster, and now I see it happening with art.

He said the NetzDG law would lead to over-blocking, and just last week an artist I follow had her political cartoon about a local election removed from a big platform for 'hate speech' when it clearly wasn't, which makes me wonder what other types of content are getting caught in these automated filters?

My old foreman told me to always check the boom angle sensor myself, not trust the display. He was dead right.