It is predictable that the collapse of the US into authoritarianism would happen due to “national security concerns.”

This is what happened with the PATRIOT Act and the AUMF, which now serve as precedent for the RESTRICT Act, and the DATA Act, to name just a few examples.

This is why those accessing banned websites in the US will be treated as terrorists and sanctions violators, not as ordinary people just going about their day-to-day lives.