Is The EU The New China? | Bitcoin Banter

🔑 Learn how to take 100% self-custody of your Bitcoin: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/service... 🛡️ Secure your digital life with personal cybersecurity: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/service... 📞 Schedule a FREE call: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact... 📖 Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama 🇵🇦 Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/service... In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony & Katie discuss how the European Union is pushing client-side scanning of private messages while actively censoring criticism of its surveillance agenda. The team covers Chat Control 2.0, a proposal that would force devices to scan messages before encryption using AI. They expose how EU countries banned YouTube videos discussing this legislation, only to quietly reverse course after public backlash. The conversation shifts to Germany scrapping its Bitcoin-friendly tax policy, the UK government's failed attempt to restrict VPNs, and why official inflation numbers don't match what people experience at the grocery store. Stick around for Donkey of the Week, where New South Wales introduces a bill that takes inflation to a whole new level. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - EU Chat Control & Censorship 08:10 - VPNs & Age Verification Bypass 10:10 - UK Government Backpedals on VPNs 14:27 - Germany Scraps Bitcoin Tax Exemption 19:21 - Inflation Reality vs Government Numbers 24:10 - Donkey of the Week ⏯️ RECENT BITCOIN BANTERS:    • Are Trump Accounts a Big Tech Bailout? | B...      • 5 Privacy Tools Every Bitcoiner Needs in 2...      • The Best Bitcoin Speech? | Bitcoin Banter   🎧 LISTEN TO OUR OTHER EPISODES: Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XXxtNd... Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/XiUs8SaIGhj5... RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss 🎙 ABOUT OUR SHOW: On Bitcoin Banter, Michael and members of The Bitcoin Way team discuss current events related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, finance, politics, and more. Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/theothermjordan Follow Tony on X: https://x.com/V4BTC Follow Katie on YouTube: @bitcoinkatie 🔗 CONNECT WITH US: X:   / thebitcoinway_   N: npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2m LI:   / thebitcoinway   IG:   / thebitcoinway_   TT:   / thebitcoinway   🗞️: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resourc... ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any financial or legal decisions, consult a professional.