Linus Tech Tips Discussion

echnology Fund, which, among other things, provides funding to OpenVPN with the express purpose of helping circumvent censorship in authoritarian countries. It would be an insane decision to ban domestically a tool we fund to support free speech internationally.    Regardless of whether or not you believe the current US administration is attempting to restrict the speech of US citizens, tools like VPNs are vital for preventing restrictions on freedom of speech, present or future.    Sources https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/michigan-lawmakers-call-for-total-vpn-ban-as-part-of-a-proposed-public-morals-bill https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/20/michigan-bill-require-age-verification-porn-sites/86223156007/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-a-new-bill-tries-to-ban-both-adult-content-online-and-vpn-use-and-if-it-could-work/ https://www.usagm.gov/networks/otf/