Comment by gib444

I can't keep up with all these attacks on personal computing/libre software/the web.

- AI causing RAM/disk price shocks and shortages

- Google attempting to lock down Android

- The EeYou codifying the Google-Apple duopoly into age-verification legislation

- Age verification requirements spreading rapidly

- AI scraping meaning many sites have WAF rules set to 'max'. It's getting extremely hard to browse the internet with a VPN + privacy features such as WebGL blocking etc. Geoblocking seems to be on the rise too (eg Trenitalia, Aegean Air).

- Governments wanting backdoors on devices

- Broadband price increases (10-25% rises are being baked into annual contracts here in the UK)

It seems in 2026 they've really gone full speed ahead.

What is the future going to look like? A Government-approved Apple OR Google spying device for the things you need to exist as a citizen... and a bunch of paper books/library cards/porn mags?