TIt’s not just soccer that he competes with via VPN. Its meaning extends even further. Recently, La Liga succeeded in getting Juzgado Mercantile de Córdoba n1 to issue preventive measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN for facilitating copyright infringement. But while Javier Tebas is working to ensure that certain content is blocked, in the US he is focused on the opposite, and intends to facilitate access to content that European governments have restricted.
That’s why President Donald Trump’s administration is working on building its own VPN. Through the website Freedom.gov, anyone can get the tools they need to circumvent the restrictions. “An online portal that allows people in Europe and elsewhere to view content prohibited by their governments.
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“It provides virtual private network functionality that makes it appear as if a user’s traffic originates from the United States,” the project director told Reuters.
Freedom.gov, President Trump’s VPN: “Information is Power”
The Freedom.gov portal is under development, but when you access it, you’ll see a message in Spanish that says, “Information is power. Assert your human right to freedom of expression. Get ready.” This is quite a statement of intent. Donald Trump’s initiative comes shortly after several European governments considered the need to control certain content. For example, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a ban on access to social networks for people under 16.
The move was heavily criticized by Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter) and political partner of Donald Trump. They even clashed dialectically on the dais. The European Union has also indicated its intention to tighten access controls to these platforms. In fact, the EU is also working on building its own social network, W Social, which will have privacy and human authentication as pillars by default.
