First they came for the people making jokes in private chats, and I did not speak out because I make no jokes in private chats.

Then they came for the anarchists, and I did not speak out because I am not an anarchist.

Then they came for the people organizing protests in private chats, and I did not speak out because I don’t take part in protest.

Then they came for everyone hating billionaires, and I did not speak out because maybe some day I’ll be one.

Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me

The technology exists now, what makes you think they’re only filtering things you want them to.

Public institutions also have in-house software roles, and if those are insufficient they can have a tender to make the software that belongs to the public institution afterward (to then be hosted government managed infra). This happens all the time.

So its not right to dismiss this immediately.

People that get caught driving drunk get an alcohol lock on their car, let’s at the very least install a speed check (hard limiter or the automatic fine thing) in repeat offenders’ cars

Just because criminals value their privacy doesn’t mean that everyone that values their privacy is a criminal.