This is one of the most undemocratic imperial forces in the world. I'm hopeful that one day a group of countries decide to defy them and render their influence irrelevant, but that seems too optimistic.
In the meantime, best to just mock them and contribute to and use open source tools that cannot be controlled or surveiled.
We need more of this in the world: brands openly mocking the government as part of their advertising.
South Africa has been ahead of the curve on many things like power cuts, failing currency, corruption etc. The silver lining is that the people widely enjoy shared mockery of the state.
