First they thought it was all fine, until 2016 when they lost the election. Then they knew something needed to drastically change to make sure that they remain in control of the narrative.

Then they tried to impose all this stuff with the corona measures expecting people to go along with it. But a substantial amount of people was able to significantly undermine their measures.

I think in general it was meant to have an all incompassing china style ID to ensure full control over the people. Now they are trying the inverse by attacking the internet first hoping that the masses aren't gonna care and that we will then be to isolated from them to be effective. Or that they can actually monitor us all for critique.

But we do have decentralization on our side. And I think that will be the only means of free communication. Anything to centralized is an easy target.