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@FrenchResponse (2026-07-07) asserts France will "continue to prioritise…

2026-07-07 · 10:05 UTC ·@FrenchResponse ·1 min read

Brief

FrenchResponse and CryptoTice argue recent France/EU measures framed as child protection will expand state control: FrenchResponse (2026-07-07) defends prioritising minors over "clickbait," while a community note warns VPN restrictions would affect all users (citing NordVPN/CyberGhost/Proton pricing). CryptoTice warns of an EU "digital passport" and VPN blocks, labelling it "digital authoritarianism."

Why it matters

@FrenchResponse (2026-07-07) asserts France will "continue to prioritise protecting minors over protecting clickbait" and criticises that every child-protection measure is being rebranded as "authoritarianism."

Key details

  • A community note counters that framing the measure as simple "protection de l'enfance" is misleading: commercial VPNs (NordVPN, CyberGhost, ProtonVPN) are already harder for young people due to subscription/payment, and proposed restrictions would target all users, not just minors.
  • @CryptoTice claims the EU plans a "digital passport" to access the internet and will block VPN circumvention—saying the new age‑verification "cannot be bypassed via VPN"—and links this to a regulatory trajectory (cash bans >€10,000; Bitcoin ID rules above €1,000; privacy coin bans; MiCA allegedly eliminating 90% of crypto firms), calling it "digital authoritarianism."
Source evidence

Interesting how every child protection measure is instantly rebranded as authoritarianism. France will continue to prioritise protecting minors over protecting clickbait 🇪🇺😎
Community note: Présenter cette mesure comme une simple « protection de l'enfance » est trompeur.

Les VPN commerciaux sont déjà peu accessibles aux jeunes (abonnement, souvent un moyen de paiement). Les restrictions viseraient surtout l'ensemble des utilisateurs et non juste les mineurs.

nordvpn.com/fr/pricing/
cyberghostvpn.com/fr/acheter/cyb…
protonvpn.com/fr/pricing

Crypto Tice (@CryptoTice_)

BREAKING:

The EU is planning to require a passport to access the internet.

And they want to block VPNs to enforce it.

"The new age verification system cannot be bypassed via VPN."

Read that again.

A digital passport. For the internet.
Enforced by blocking the tools that protect your privacy.

This is what the trajectory looks like.
- Cash banned above €10,000.
- Bitcoin requires ID above €1,000.
- Privacy coins banned.
- MiCA eliminating 90% of crypto firms.

And now internet access tied to your identity.

With VPN circumvention specifically blocked.

Every layer of digital privacy.
Being dismantled one regulation at a time.

While America debates zero capital gains on Bitcoin.
Europe is building a system where every click, every transaction, every website visit.

Is tied to your passport.

This is not consumer protection.
This is digital authoritarianism.

And they're not hiding it anymore.

Video

— https://nitter.net/CryptoTice_/status/2074033103731863725#m