All things considered it's still much easier to get to the open internet through those laughable barriers than in say 1995 over 14400 modem tied to a landline of quite horrible quality. And I actually worked at dialup ISP in 1996-1998.
Push to identify is tied to platforms again, which aren't quite what I'd consider open. Filters are meh, minimal technical competence, much less than was required in 1990s and you get through no problem. Until the moment the government idiots panic and cut off connectivity entirely it's fine. And if it came to that, you'd better be fleeing the country because the next steps are death squads knocking at your door and cruise missiles/drones raining.
Many people here are very worried about discoverability. I find this baffling tbh. It's as if "internet" is the top 10 google results and no more.
