Porn ban and more

What’s in store for the internet under Trump’s administration

Under Trump, comprehensive porn bans are looming - the groundwork has already been laid in many US states.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Aarrttuurr, Carsten Reisinger – stock.adobe.com)

He has not yet been officially sworn in, but Donald Trump's re-election as US President is already casting its shadow. This includes the internet, which is facing major upheavals under the Republican - from the abolition of net neutrality to a ban on pornography.

The blueprint for this is provided by the so-called "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise", better known as "Project 2025" - a concept paper of more than 900 pages that caused quite a stir in the run-up to the US election. It was conceived and written by the arch-conservative think tank Heritage Foundation with the aim of enabling Donald Trump to make an orderly "transition" to the next presidency and quickly turn his own Republican visions into reality.