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France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations (www.bbc.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Not yet, it's just a proposal for now.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/france-vpns-might-be-banned-amid-sren-bills-new-unreasonable-amendments

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I can guarantee you that is never going to happen. You ban VPNs and all the companies R&D departments will leave. A VPN is an essential part of corporate data infrastructure. If a company is unable to secure intellectual property, it will move it elsewhere, leaving only sales and manufacturing, at best.

And since France is in Schengen, I'm sure other European countries would love to get those corporate taxes for themselves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I think banks would oppose that