Looks like you missed forum_ghosts point,
"in some sense, this is even better in the US, as First Amendment applies to governments, they shouldn't be able to censor your communications"
It is illegal for govnt to censor communication, it is not illegal for Comcast to do so.
Likewise, if govnt wanted to criminalize personal VPN access, they just pass a law. They don't need to own the infrastructure to do this.
However, if Comcast decides it doesn't like personal VPN, what are you going to do?
So, actually government-owned internet is the best protection against the harms you warn of.
It is illegal for govnt to censor communication, it is not illegal for Comcast to do so.
Likewise, if govnt wanted to criminalize personal VPN access, they just pass a law. They don't need to own the infrastructure to do this.
However, if Comcast decides it doesn't like personal VPN, what are you going to do?
So, actually government-owned internet is the best protection against the harms you warn of.