The entire western sphere seems to be doing a sharp pivot away from classic "freedom" values. Age checks, encryption, phone searches at borders etc...it's looking a bit different in each country but the trend seems worryingly uniform.
I think we're on the page of the history book just before the page where the maps suddenly have lots of arrows on them. Governments are pre-emptively building the capability to control communications within their borders, so they're not caught with their trousers down when the shooting starts.