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When I played Cyberpunk 2077, I thought the concept of the Blackwall was interesting, but a bit far fetched. A giant firewall to protect human networks from malicious AIs that got out of control on the internet? Nah.
Now I don't think so anymore.
The Great Firewall exists. Tho it's meant to control people, not AI.
At this point The Great Firewall is looking more like it’s protecting people from this AI slop. I have no idea how websites are in China, but I think I would be okay with Europe raising a great firewall against US owned companies.
The damage US far-right influencers (along with Russian funding of local parties) is doing in Europe cannot be underestimated.
It's made to counter US propaganda. In fact, any nation that doesn't protect their information 'borders' are candy for US 3 letter agencies and their manipulation of their peoples information/values.
Have a firewall or succumb to US manipulation of your citizens. It's that easy, so no wonder US have created the 'bad bad firewall' sentiment.
Oc people can't rely on their governments only (especially in the West), so we must also have an information firewall that can reject pure propaganda nonsense before it reaches us. Moving from Reddit to Lemmy was a small step in that direction.
Federation clearly was an error, as it weakens the information borders.
except that blackwall was put there by corporations to protect their interests(malicious ai not messing everything up). Here we need that kind of blackwall to protect our interest against corporations which are essentially the malicious entities. But I wonder if non-corporate people/groups can even consider such projects anymore let alone maintain them so it would protect more than couple of people or small groups. It seems to me humanity in the west has lost the community spirit completely. Even fediverse feels more like fading embers that still warm you. Its just everyone for themselves and maybe their own little clique.
i would really love to be wrong.