In the EU, they are voting on Chat Control now. This is deciding if they’ll make encrypted chats illegal. This has huge effects for VPNs & Monero.
In the US, Chinese hackers have infiltrated the phone lines, And the FBI is telling ordinary Americans to encrypt their chats.
New Article: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/eu-thugs-chat-control/us-thugs-promote-encryption.html
Everyone in the EU should be pushing their politicians on this issue, as it definitely affects Monero in the EU.
I hope instant crypto exchanges, like SimpleSwap or Exolix, will remain open. They are the easiest way to buy and sell Monero.